title: Walther Risse
text: # Walther Risse
  
  Walther Risse (13 December 1892 – 21 June 1965) was a German general in the Wehrmacht who commanded the 225th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
  
  ## Awards and decorations
  
  * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 May 1940) & 1st Class (4 June 1940)
  * German Cross in Gold on 30 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 225. Infanterie Division
  * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
     * Knight's Cross on 22 September 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 474
     * Oak Leaves on 18 January 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 225. Infanterie Division
  