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Generalmajor Walter Scherff | |
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| Born | 1 November 1898 Cannstatt, German Empire |
| Died | 24 May 1945 (aged 46) Saalfelden, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Branch |  German Army |
| Years of service | 1915-1945 |
| Rank |  Generalmajor |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross War Merit Cross |
Walter Scherff (1 November 1898 – 24 May 1945) was a German army officer and military historian with the rank of Generalmajor, who was appointed by Adolf Hitler to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht in May 1942 to compile the history of the war, as the Führer's Commissioner for the Writing of Military History.[1]
- ^ Müller 2016, p. 63.