Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the General Staff, advocate of tank blitzkriegs
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Walter Kurt Josef Nehring Biography and Timeline
Follow Walter Kurt Josef Nehring through 44 dated historical records for Germany.
Walter Kurt Josef Nehring, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1934–1945Years on this page
1934
1936
Alliance Germany and Franco's Nationalist forces
Ordered to take control of the flow of guns, tanks & volunteers to Francos army
Role range: 1936-1939
1937
Colonel
Appointed Colonel
Commander of 5th Panzer Reg
Appointed Commander of the 5th Panzer Regiment
1939
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the XIX Motorised Corps
1940
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of XIX Corps
Chief of Staff
Appointed Commander of XIX Corps
Role range: 1939-1945
XIX Corps
Composed of First, 2nd & 10th Panzer divisions & an elite regiment "Grossdeutschland"
Role range: 1939-1945
Capture of Ribemount
The XIX Corps captures Ribemount in Northern France on its way to the Channel Coast
Role range: 1939-1945
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Panzer Group comprising XIX, XXXIX & XLI Corps
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Panzer Group comprising XIX, XXXIX & XLI Corps
Role range: 1939-1945
Capture of Langres
Captures the Plateau of Langres
Role range: 1939-1945
Capture of Langres
Reaches the Swiss frontier, the campaign in the west reaches its final stage
Role range: 1939-1945
Major General
Appointed Major General
Major General
Appointed Major General
Role range: 1939-1945
Commander of 18th Panzer Division
Appointed Commander of the 18th Panzer Division
Commander of 18th Panzer Division
Appointed Commander of the 18th Panzer Division
Role range: 1939-1945
1941
Capture of Skoping
Nehring personally leads the 18th Division in its capture of Skoping
Role range: 1939-1945
Siege of Kiev
Nehring personally leads the 18th Division during the siege of Kiev
Role range: 1939-1945
1942
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant General in the Afrika Korps
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant General in the Afrika Korps
Role range: 1939-1945
Battle of Alam Halfa
Wounded in battle & returned to Germany for treatment
Role range: 1939-1945
Siege of Tunis
Commands the creation of a bridgehead at Tunis & defends it from advancing Allies
Role range: 1939-1945
Commander of XXIV Panzer Corps
Appointed Commander of XXIV Panzer Corps
Commander of XXIV Panzer Corps
Appointed Commander of XXIV Panzer Corps
Role range: 1939-1945
Siege of Tunis
Joins up with Rommel to defend Tunis with his newly created XC Corps
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Russia
Holds the Corps bridgehead on the east bank of the Dneiper River
Role range: 1939-1945
Operation Barbarossa
Holds the Corps bridgehead on the east bank of the Dneiper River
Role range: 1939-1945
1943
Citadel
An offensive is launched to break through Kursk
Role range: 1939-1945
1944
Medal
Awarded the Oak Leaf to the Knights Cross for sealing Battle lines around the Dneiper
Role range: 1939-1945
Commander of 4th Panzer Army
Appointed Commander of the 4th Panzer Army
Commander of 4th Panzer Army
Appointed Commander of the 4th Panzer Army
Role range: 1939-1945
Offensive
Commands the 4th Panzers after the Red Army had surrounded the 1st Panzer Army
Role range: 1939-1945
Red Army
Commands the 4th Panzers after the Red Army had surrounded the 1st Panzer Army
Role range: 1939-1945
Commander of XXIV Panzer Corps
Resumes command of the XXIV Panzer Corps
Commander of XXIV Panzer Corps
Resumes command of the XXIV Panzer Corps
Role range: 1939-1945
1945
Battle of Oder River
The Soviets launch an attack on the Baranov Bridgehead & cross the River Oder
Role range: 1939-1945
Siege of Gloggau
Moves his HQ to Gloggau on the Oder to defend it from the Soviet advance
Role range: 1939-1945
Commander of First Panzer Army
Appointed Commander of the 1st Panzer Army
Commander of First Panzer Army
Appointed Commander of the 1st Panzer Army
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
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