Walter Denkert
Walter Denkert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 February 1897 |
| Died | 9 July 1982 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 6th Panzer Division 19th Panzer Division 3rd Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter Denkert (23 February 1897 – 9 July 1982) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- German Cross in Gold (8 March 1945)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1944 as Oberst and commander of 19. Panzer-Division[1][2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1982 deaths
- People from Kiel
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- People from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel