Generalmajor Walther Leuze Born: 31 May 1891 in Landshut, Bavaria (Bayern) Died: 13 Feb 1964 in Ammerland Promotions:
F�hnrich (08 Mar 1912); Leutnant (25 Oct 1913); Oberleutnant (17 Jan 1917); Rittmeister (01 Feb 1923); Major (01 May 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1938); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (18 Jul 1911)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Bavarian Heavy Mounted-Regiment (18 Jul 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 2nd Bavarian Heavy Mounted-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-01 Apr 1915)
Unterf�hrer with the Bavarian Cavalry-Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1915-01 Mar 1917)
Adjutant of the 2nd Bavarian Heavy Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1917-01 May 1919)
Commandant of the Headquarters of Group-Command 4 (01 May 1919-01 Jun 1920)
Transferred into the 17th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-13 Nov 1922)
Transferred to the Infantry-School Munich (13 Nov 1922-01 Apr 1924)
Transferred into the 17th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-01 Oct 1924)
Squadron-Chief in the 8th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1930)
Location-Elder in Ansbach (01 Oct 1930-01 Apr 1932)
Location-Elder in Straubing (01 Apr 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Major with the Staff of the 18th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Adjutant of the General with Special Duties in the RKM (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 38th Antitank-Battalion (01 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 33rd Antitank-Battalion (01 Oct 1936-01 Nov 1938)
Adjutant of Army-Group-Command 1 (01 Nov 1938-02 Sep 1939)
Adjutant of Army-Group North (02 Sep 1939-20 Oct 1939)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of W�rzburg (20 Oct 1939-01 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 343rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1939-01 Apr 1941)
Commander of the 687th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1941-20 Apr 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (20 Apr 1942-01 May 1942)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of Wuppertal (01 May 1942-15 Feb 1943)
Fortress-Commandant of Le Havre (15 Feb 1943-10 Mar 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (10 Mar 1944-15 Apr 1944)
Briefing as a Field-Commandant in St. Cloud (15 Apr 1944-06 Jun 1944)
Field-Commandant 517, Rouen (06 Jun 1944-15 Aug 1944)
Commander of the Rear Army Area of 5th Panzer-Army (15 Aug 1944-25 Aug 1944)
General with Special Duties with Military-District-Command III (01 Oct 1944-02 May 1945)
In Captivity (02 May 1945-22 May 1948)
Released (22 May 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 30.10.1943 als Generalmajor und Kommandant von Le Havre
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Herzogl. Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausordens mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Komturkreuz des Kgl. Italien. Orden der Krone
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