Lieutenant1 September 1934
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the General Staff, advocate of tank blitzkriegs
Historical person
Walter Kurt Josef Nehring Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Walter Kurt Josef Nehring, based on 44 World History Database records associated with Germany.
44 records1934–194529 events12 places
Chronological biography
1934
1936
Alliance Germany and Franco's Nationalist forces1936
Ordered to take control of the flow of guns, tanks & volunteers to Francos army
1937
Colonel1937
Appointed Colonel
Commander of 5th Panzer Reg1937
Appointed Commander of the 5th Panzer Regiment
1939
Chief of Staff1 July 1939
Appointed Chief of Staff of the XIX Motorised Corps
1940
Chief of Staff9 May 1940
Appointed Chief of Staff of XIX Corps
Chief of Staff9 May 1940
Appointed Commander of XIX Corps
XIX Corps9 May 1940
Composed of First, 2nd & 10th Panzer divisions & an elite regiment "Grossdeutschland"
Capture of Ribemount16 May 1940
The XIX Corps captures Ribemount in Northern France on its way to the Channel Coast
Chief of Staff20 May 1940
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Panzer Group comprising XIX, XXXIX & XLI Corps
Chief of Staff20 May 1940
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Panzer Group comprising XIX, XXXIX & XLI Corps
Capture of Langres15 June 1940
Captures the Plateau of Langres
Capture of Langres17 June 1940
Reaches the Swiss frontier, the campaign in the west reaches its final stage
Major General18 June 1940
Appointed Major General
Major General18 June 1940
Appointed Major General
Commander of 18th Panzer Division25 October 1940
Appointed Commander of the 18th Panzer Division
Commander of 18th Panzer Division25 October 1940
Appointed Commander of the 18th Panzer Division
1941
Siege of Kiev1941
Nehring personally leads the 18th Division during the siege of Kiev
Capture of Skoping23 November 1941
Nehring personally leads the 18th Division in its capture of Skoping
1942
Invasion of Russia1942
Holds the Corps bridgehead on the east bank of the Dneiper River
Operation Barbarossa1942
Holds the Corps bridgehead on the east bank of the Dneiper River
Lieutenant1 February 1942
Appointed Lieutenant General in the Afrika Korps
Lieutenant1 February 1942
Appointed Lieutenant General in the Afrika Korps
Battle of Alam Halfa30 August 1942
Wounded in battle & returned to Germany for treatment
Commander of XXIV Panzer CorpsNovember 1942
Appointed Commander of XXIV Panzer Corps
Commander of XXIV Panzer CorpsNovember 1942
Appointed Commander of XXIV Panzer Corps
Siege of Tunis11 November 1942
Commands the creation of a bridgehead at Tunis & defends it from advancing Allies
Siege of Tunis9 December 1942
Joins up with Rommel to defend Tunis with his newly created XC Corps
1943
Citadel5 July 1943
An offensive is launched to break through Kursk
1944
Medal8 February 1944
Awarded the Oak Leaf to the Knights Cross for sealing Battle lines around the Dneiper
Commander of 4th Panzer ArmyMarch 1944
Appointed Commander of the 4th Panzer Army
Commander of 4th Panzer ArmyMarch 1944
Appointed Commander of the 4th Panzer Army
OffensiveMarch 1944
Commands the 4th Panzers after the Red Army had surrounded the 1st Panzer Army
Red ArmyMarch 1944
Commands the 4th Panzers after the Red Army had surrounded the 1st Panzer Army
Commander of XXIV Panzer CorpsAugust 1944
Resumes command of the XXIV Panzer Corps
Commander of XXIV Panzer CorpsAugust 1944
Resumes command of the XXIV Panzer Corps
1945
Arrest of Walter Kurt Josef Nehring1945
Imprisoned for 2 years
Result of Surrender of First Panzer Army1945
The First Panzer Army passes into American custody near Tabor.
Surrender of First Panzer Army1945
Surrenders to the Americans in Tabor
Battle of Oder River12 January 1945
The Soviets launch an attack on the Baranov Bridgehead & cross the River Oder
Siege of Gloggau25 January 1945
Moves his HQ to Gloggau on the Oder to defend it from the Soviet advance
Commander of First Panzer Army21 March 1945
Appointed Commander of the 1st Panzer Army
Commander of First Panzer Army21 March 1945
Appointed Commander of the 1st Panzer Army
Invasion of Germany21 March 1945
Nehrings priority is to surrender to the west rather than the Russians
Titles and roles
Chief of Staff Panzer Group · Chief of Staff XIX Corps · Colonel · Commander of 18th Panzer Division · Commander of 4th Panzer Army · Commander of 5th Panzer Reg · Commander of First Panzer Army · Commander of XXIV Panzer Corps · Lieutenant Colonel · Lieutenant General · Major General
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.