German Armored Forces & Vehicles

Oberstleutnant Walter Pössl

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) Walter Pössl (born September 16, 1909 in Vienna/Austria-Hungary; KIA September 25, 1944 at Zoliborz near Warsaw/Poland commanding Panzer-Regiment 27 of 19. Panzer-Division). KC on April 20, 1943 as Major and commander 1st battalion/Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland" for a battle near Borissovka where his unit destroyed 39 Soviet T-34 tanks without a single loss of own tanks. Walter Pössl is buried on Pulawy German military cemetery (block 3, row 24, grave 1096). Ehre seinem Andenken.