Walter von Boltenstern
Walter von Boltenstern | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 November 1889 |
| Died | 19 January 1952 (aged 62) Voikovo prison camp, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 29th Infantry Division 179th Reserve Panzer Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter von Boltenstern (26 November 1889 – 19 January 1952) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Boltenstern was discharged from active service in 1945, later that year he was taken prisoner by the Soviet Red Army. He died in Soviet captivity at the Voikovo prison camp in 1952.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 August 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 29.Infanterie-Division [1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 119.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1952 deaths
- People from Wrocław
- German military personnel of World War I
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- Reichswehr personnel
- People from the Province of Silesia
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel