Walter Hugo Reinhard Neumann-Silkow (10 April 1894 – 9 December 1941) was a German officer and 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. On 24 July 1943, he was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant with effect from 1 February 1942 and rank seniority (RDA) from 1 December 1941.

Awards and decorations (excerpt)

Iron Cross (1914)
2nd Class
1st Class
Wound Badge
in Black
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords
Iron Cross (1939)
2nd Class
1st Class
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on (22 June 1940)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberst and commander of 8. Schützen-Brigade{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=265}}

= ''Wehrmachtbericht'' reference =

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Date ! Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording ! Direct English translation
Saturday, 22 June 1940	{{lang\|de\|In den Kämpfen der letzten Tage haben sich durch unerschrockenen Einsatz in kühnen Einzeltaten besonders hervorgetan: der Oberst und Kommandeur einer Schützenbrigade Neumann-Silkow, der Oberleutnant und Chef einer Reiterschwadron Freiherr von Boeselager, der Leutnant Michael in einem Reiterregiment und der Leutnant Meder in einer Panzerjägerabteilung.}}Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, p. 225.	In the fighting in recent days, in fearless action in bold individual acts have particularly excelled: the colonel and commander of a rifle brigade Neumann-Silkow, the lieutenant and chief of a cavalry squadron Freiherr von Boeselager, the Lieutenant Michael in a cavalry regiment and the Lieutenant Meder in an anti-tank battalion.

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Date

! Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording

! Direct English translation

Saturday, 22 June 1940

{{lang|de|In den Kämpfen der letzten Tage haben sich durch unerschrockenen Einsatz in kühnen Einzeltaten besonders hervorgetan: der Oberst und Kommandeur einer Schützenbrigade Neumann-Silkow, der Oberleutnant und Chef einer Reiterschwadron Freiherr von Boeselager, der Leutnant Michael in einem Reiterregiment und der Leutnant Meder in einer Panzerjägerabteilung.}}Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, p. 225.

In the fighting in recent days, in fearless action in bold individual acts have particularly excelled: the colonel and commander of a rifle brigade Neumann-Silkow, the lieutenant and chief of a cavalry squadron Freiherr von Boeselager, the Lieutenant Michael in a cavalry regiment and the Lieutenant Meder in an anti-tank battalion.

References

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{{Cite book| title = Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile

| trans-title = The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches

| last = Fellgiebel | first = Walther-Peer | year = 2000

| author-link = Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

| orig-year = First published 1986

| publisher = Podzun-Pallas | location = Friedberg, Germany

| language = de

| isbn = 978-3-7909-0284-6

}}

{{succession box

| before=General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger

| after=General der Panzertruppe Erich Brandenberger

| title= Commander of 8. Panzer-Division

| years=21 February 1941 – 26 May 1941