Walter Gericke (23 December 1907 – 19 October 1991), was a German paratroop officer in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr of West Germany.
He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Gericke joined the newly formed Bundeswehr after the rearmament of West Germany and as a Generalmajor led the 1.
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