(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Walther Düvert
Born: 02 Oct 1893 in Görlitz
Died: 04 Feb 1972 in Düsseldorf
Promotions:
Fähnrich (29 Jun 1912); Leutnant (18 Feb 1913); Oberleutnant (06 Jun 1916); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1923); Major (01 Feb 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1934); Oberst (01 Jan 1937); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (16 Sep 1911)
Fahnenjunker in the 8th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (16 Sep 1911-02 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Battery-Officer in the 4th Battery of the 8th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-25 Sep 1914)
Detached to the Regiments-Staff of the 8th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (25 Sep 1914-01 Nov 1915)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 8th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1915-15 Feb 1917)
Adjutant of the Artillery-Commander 185 (15 Feb 1917-11 Mar 1917)
Leader of the 4th Battery of the 18th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (11 Mar 1917-19 Jun 1918)
Adjutant of the Artillery-Commander 232 (19 Jun 1918-21 Jun 1919)
Transferred to the Artillery-Tests-Commission (21 Jun 1919-25 Feb 1920)
Transferred into the 16th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment and Advisor in the Head-Office of the Army-Peace-Commission (25 Feb 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Apr 1922)
Transferred into the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-27 Aug 1924)
Detached to Firing-Course for Artillery-Officers (24 Apr 1924-05 Jun 1924)
Detached to the University Of Berlin (27 Aug 1924-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to the Troop-Office, RWM (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Detached to the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Oct 1925-05 Jan 1926)
Transferred into the Staff of the 2nd Division (05 Jan 1926-01 Oct 1929)
Detached to Firing-Course for Artillery-Officers (17 Sep 1929-28 Oct 1929)
Battery-Chief in the 2nd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 1 – Participant in the Reinhardt-Course and at the same time Studying at the University Of Berlin (01 Oct 1932-01 Sep 1933)
Transferred to the Staff of the Command-Office Berlin (01 Sep 1933-01 Oct 1933)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of Military-Region-Command Breslau (01 Oct 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the Army-Service-Office Kassel (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the IX. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
General-Staff-Officer at the Wehrmacht Academy (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the 28th Artillery-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-01 Dec 1938)
Chief Of The General Staff of VI. Army-Corps (01 Dec 1938-16 Jan 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (16 Jan 1941-17 Feb 1941)
Detached to Panzer Troop School (17 Feb 1941-06 Mar 1941)
Detached to the Staff of the 4th Panzer-Division (06 Mar 1941-10 Jun 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Jun 1941-14 Jun 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 13th Panzer-Division (14 Jun 1941-28 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 13th Panzer-Division (28 Jul 1941-25 Feb 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Feb 1942-01 Jul 1942)
Commander of the 20th Panzer-Division (01 Jul 1942-10 Oct 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 Oct 1942-05 Apr 1943)
Detached to OKH/Chief Of Army Armaments and Commander of the Replacement-Army (10 Jan 1943-07 May 1943)
Detached to the Staff of the General Army Office, OKH (05 Apr 1943-01 Jun 1943)
Commander of the 265th Infantry-Division (01 Jun 1943-28 Jul 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH – Sick Leave (28 Jul 1944-30 Nov 1944)
Retired (30 Nov 1944)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 30.07.1941 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 13. Panzer-Division
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I: 11.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 2.05.1940
- Schutzwall-Abzeichen: 24.12.1940
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 15.08.1942


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