Walther Schroth

Walther Schroth (3 June 1882 – 6 October 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Walther Schroth
Born	3 June 1882 Glumbowitz, German Empire
Died	6 October 1944 (aged 62) Wiesbaden, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1902–44
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	1st Infantry Division XII Army Corps
Battles/wars	<World War I ----- World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Defense of Brest Fortress Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Yelnya Offensive Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Schroth served on the "Court of Military Honour," a drumhead court-martial that expelled many of the officers involved in the 20 July Plot from the Army before handing them over to the People's Court. Schroth died in an auto accident in October 1944.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as General der Infanterie and commander of XII. Armeekorps[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 316.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 – The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.