Date of birth:

March 31st, 1917 (Krontorp, Sweden)

Date of death:

December 1st, 1944 (near Fünfkkirchen, Hungary)

Nationality:

German

Walter Loos was killed in action on December 1st, 1944. At that moment he held the rank of Major.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Führer III. / Grenadier-Regiment 130

Awarded on:

March 31st, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 07.04.1943) describes why Loos was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberleutnant Loos forced a breakthrough southeast of Orel and rescued an encircled German Kompanie.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Planshet Shaikov
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 96)