Walter von Unruh

Walter von Unruh (30 December 1877 Gut Klein Tillendorf bei Fraustadt – 16 September 1956 in Bad Berneck im Fichtelgebirge) was a Prussian officer, and later General during World War II. Also, he was a recipient of Pour le Mérite.

Walter von Unruh
Walter von Unruh as Major during WWI
Born	30 December 1877 Gut Klein Tillendorf near Fraustadt, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	16 September 1956(1956-09-16) (aged 78) Bad Berneck im Fichtelgebirge, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1896–1945
Rank	General of Infantry
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Pour le Mérite

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914), 1st and 2nd class
• Pour le Mérite (21 April 1918)
• Gallipoli Star (Ottoman Empire) ("Iron Crescent")
• Honorary Knights of St. John
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Prussian Service Award
• Military Merit Order, 3rd class (Bavaria)
• Knight's Cross, First Class of the Albert Order with swords
• Knight's Cross of the Military Merit Order (Württemberg)
• General Honour Decoration for Bravery (Hesse)
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
• Knight's Cross, First Class of the Order of the White Falcon with swords (Weimar)
• Knight's Cross of the Order of Leopold with War Decoration (Austria)
• Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria)
• Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)
• Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords (1943)

References

• Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Christian Zweng: Die Ritter des Ordens Pour le Mérite des I. Weltkriegs, Band 3: P–Z, Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf 2011, ISBN 3-7648-2586-3, S. 451-453
• Hanns Möller: Geschichte der Ritter des Ordens pour le mérite im Weltkrieg, Band II: M–Z, Verlag Bernard & Graefe, Berlin 1935, S. 442-444

External links

• Newspaper clippings about Walter von Unruh in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW