Walter Model
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 80 years ago |
| Born | Genthin |
| Germany | |
| Died | Ratingen |
| Germany | |
| Place of burial | Hürtgenwald, Germany |
| War cemetery Hurtgen Forest-Vossenack, Hürtgenwald, Germany | |
| Battles and wars | Western Front |
| Battle of Moscow | |
| Parents | Maria Demmer |
| Otto Model | |
| Job | Army officer |
| Awards | Iron Cross |
| Wound Badge | |
| Eastern Front Medal | |
| Panzer Badge | |
| Spanish Cross | |
| Military Merit Cross | |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
| Eastern Medal | |
| Date of birth | January 24,1891 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Spouse | Herta Huyssen |
| Rank | Generalfeldmarschall |
| Children | Hansgeorg Model |
| Buri | Hürtgenwald (reinterred) |
| Date of died | April 21,1945 |
| Full name | Otto Moritz Walter Model |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 424777 |
Walter Model Life story
Otto Moritz Walter Model was a German field marshal during World War II. Although he was a hard-driving, aggressive panzer commander early in the war, Model became best known as a practitioner of defensive warfare.