Walter Jost Explained

Walter Jost
Birth Date:	25 July 1896
Birth Place:	Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, German Empire
Death Place:	Villadose, Italy
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	42nd Jäger Division
Battles:	Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Jost (25 July 1896 – 24 April 1945) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Jost was killed in action on 24 April 1945 in Villadose. Troops under his command participated in the in Emilia-Romagna between 28 and 30 November 1944, when 66 civilians were executed.^[1] ^[2]

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 March 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 75

References

Bibliography

Book: Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer . 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 . 2000 . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . First published 1986 . Podzun-Pallas . Friedberg, Germany . de . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

Web site: Ronchidoso, Gaggio Montano, 28-30.09.1944 . 20 September 2018 . Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy . it.
Web site: 42. Jäger–Division . 20 September 2018 . Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy . it.