Walter Neumann-Silkow

Walter Neumann-Silkow
Born(1894-04-10)10 April 1894
Groß Silkow, Province of Pomerania, Prussia, German Empire
Died9 December 1941(1941-12-09) (aged 47)
Derna, Italian Libya
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
RankGeneralleutnant (Posthumously)
UnitWorld War II
Commands8th Panzer Division
33rd Infantry Division
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Neumann-Silkow (10 April 1894 – 9 December 1941) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Neumann-Silkow died of wounds on 9 December 1941 at a military hospital in Italian Libya. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.