(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalstabsarzt Dr.med. Walther Asal
Born: 14 Jun 1891 in Bruchsal
Died: 21 Apr 1987 in Birkenfeld
Doctorate In Medicine:
Promotions:
Unterarzt (01 Aug 1914); Assistenzarzt (19 Aug 1914); Oberarzt (25 Oct 1915); Stabsarzt (01 Dec 1920); Oberstabsarzt (01 Apr 1932); Oberfeldarzt (01 Apr 1935); Oberstarzt (01 Oct 1937); Generalarzt (01 Sep 1941); Generalstabsarzt (09 Nov 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1909)
One Year Volunteer in the 2nd Foot Guards-Regiment (01 Apr 1910-30 Sep 1910)
Medical-Officer-Aspirant and Studies at the Kaiser Wilhelm Academy for Military Training Matters, Berlin (01 Oct 1909-01 Aug 1914)
At the same time, One Year Volunteer in the 2nd Foot Guards-Regiment (01 Apr 1910-30 Sep 1910)
Battalions and Regiments Medic in the 170th Infantry-Regiment, temporarily also Adjutant with the Division-Medic of the 52nd Infantry-Division (01 Aug 1914-00 Dec 1918)
Detached to the Medical Clinic of Charité, Berlin (00 Dec 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Battalion-Medic of the II. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment and part-time also Medic of the Surgical Department of the Elisabeth Infirmary, Ulm (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1922)
Detached to the Surgical University Clinic Heidelberg (01 Oct 1922-1925)
Chief of the Surgical Department of Location Hospital Ulm (1925-1930)
Chief of the Surgical Department of Location Hospital Dresden (1930-1936)
Location-Medic Dresden (1936-1938)
Division-Medic of 4th Infantry-Division (1938-11 Mar 1940)
Corps-Medic of XI. Army-Corps (11 Mar 1940-13 Aug 1941)
Panzer-Group-Medic of Panzer-Group Africa (13 Aug 1941-12 Sep 1942)
Taken ill - Führer-Reserve, at the same time, Inspector over Hospitals (12 Sep 1942-01 Aug 1944)
Commander of the Military Medical Academy (01 Aug 1944-01 Mar 1945)
Chief of Medical Matters with Wehrmacht-Staff North (01 Mar 1945-22 Jul 1945)
Chief of the Sanitary Department in the British Occupied Zone of Germany (22 Jul 1945-1946)
In British Captivity (1946-1947)
Released (1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Grossherzoglich Badischen Ordens vom Zähringer Löwen mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange “Prager Burg”
- Spange zum EK II
- Erinnerungsmedaille für den deutsch-italienischen Feldzug in Afrika
- Ärmelband “Afrika”


Back to ABR Homepage