Walter Jost

Walter Jost
Born25 July 1896
Rastatt, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Died † 24 April 1945(1945-04-24) (aged 48)
Villadose, Italy
Relatives∞ 27 October 1923 Eva Alexandra Marie von Chamier-Glisczinski; 1 daughter
Military career
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
Branch
 Imperial German Army
 Reichsheer
 German Army
Service years
1914–1945
Rank
Generalleutnant
Commands42nd Jäger Division
Conflicts
World War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other workAuthor

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. Troops under his command participated in the Ronchidoso massacre [it] in Emilia-Romagna between 28 and 30 November 1944, when 66 civilians were executed.

Death

Lieutenant General Jost was killed in action on 24 April 1945 in Villadose during a low-altitude attack by the Royal Air Force. He was buried on site with military honors.

After 1955, he was reinterred and buried at the new German War Cemetery in Costermano (officially inaugurated on 6 May 1967, after 12 years of construction and reinterment) in the Province of Verona, Veneto, Italy; final resting place: Block 3, Grave 593.

The war cemetery in Costermano is the final resting place of approximately 22,000 German war dead who perished on Italian soil during World War II. The vast majority were German soldiers. Around 180 of the deceased were of other nationalities, including French, Italian, and Russian. Among the dead are also about 60 German women who served as nurses, Luftwaffenhelfer, or administrative assistants. Even a 14-year-old member of the Hitler Youth is buried in the cemetery.

Promotions

Awards and decorations

Writings (excerpt)

As editor

Sources

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Ronchidoso, Gaggio Montano, 28-30.09.1944" (in Italian). Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "42. Jäger–Division" (in Italian). Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 202.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 1986]. 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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.