Walter Schilling [SEP] place of death
Walter Schilling
Walter Curt Gustav Schilling (23 December 1895 – 20 July 1943) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 17th Panzer Division. He was killed on 20 July 1943 near Izium. On 28 July 1943, Schilling was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations.
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (28 February 1942)
- Knight
" (now a terrace with views over the Main and Saale valleys and the Spessart hills).
Since the 1990s, the "Scherenburg Festival" (an open-air theatre festival) has taken place every summer in the courtyard of the ruins.
Literature.
- Walter Schilling: "Die Burgen, Schlösser und Herrensitze Unterfrankens", 1st edition. Echter Verlag, Würzburg, 2012, , pp. 330–331.
- Ursula Pfistermeister: "Wehrhaftes Franken." Vol. 2: "Burgen,