General Walther K. Nehring (1892-1983) in Lauban/Silesia, early March 1945. Together with General Heinz Guderian Nehring is oftenly mentioned as the creator of the German armoured forces.. By the end pf the war Nehring served as commander of the 1st Panzer-Armee
Played an important role in the African Campaign untill he was wounded in an airattack and forced to return to Germany in september 1942.He missed the Allied landings in North -Africa (Operation Torch, 8 November 1942). Kesselring responded to the invasion by appointing Nehring to command a new formation in Tunisia (90th Corps, then V Panzerarmee). When Nehring arrived Tunisia seemed to be open to the Allies, but he was able to organise a successful defensive of the country’s long western border, giving the Germans time to flood reinforcements into the area. His first major success came on 19 November 1942, when he expelled the French from Medjez-el-Bab, a key transport link thirty miles to the west of Tunis. Nehring soon abandoned this advanced position, and the Allies advanced to within twelve miles of Tunis. Nehring waited until the 10th Panzer Division had arrived and then launched a counterattack that ended the first Allied offensive in Tunisia and greatly extended the war in North Africa. Despite this success, Nehring was judged to be too pessimist for the command in North Africa, and on 5 December 1942 was replaced by General von Arnim.
taken from:Walther K. Nehring, 1892-1983