Walther Moritz Heinrich Wolfgang von Axthelm (23 December 1893 – 6 January 1972) was a highly decorated General der Flakartillerie in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the 1. Flakkorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walther von Axthelm was captured in 1945 by American troops and was held until 1947.
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| - Walther Moritz Heinrich Wolfgang von Axthelm (23 December 1893 – 6 January 1972) was a highly decorated General der Flakartillerie in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the 1. Flakkorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walther von Axthelm was captured in 1945 by American troops and was held until 1947.
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Branch
| - Luftwaffe
- Deutsches Heer
- Reichswehr
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Name
| - Walther Moritz Heinrich Wolfgang von Axthelm
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Title
| - Commander of I. Flakkorps
- Commander of Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring
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Allegiance
| - German Empire
- Nazi Germany
- Weimar Republic
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Battles
| - World War I
- World War II
*Annexation of Austria
*Annexation of the Sudetenland
*Invasion of Poland
*Battle of France
*Operation Barbarossa
*Battle of Białystok–Minsk
*Battle of Smolensk (1941)
*Battle of Kiev (1941)
*Battle of Moscow
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Before
| - Oberstleutnant der Landespolizei Friedrich Wilhelm Jakoby
- General der Flakartillerie Richard Reimann
- Generaloberst Hubert Weise
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After
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- General der Flakartillerie Richard Reimann
- Oberst Paul Conrath
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| - Walther Moritz Heinrich Wolfgang von Axthelm (23 December 1893 – 6 January 1972) was a highly decorated General der Flakartillerie in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the 1. Flakkorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walther von Axthelm was captured in 1945 by American troops and was held until 1947.
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