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Walter Bohm

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1939–45

Name
  
Walter Bohm

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel

Died
  
23 September 2011(2011-09-23) (aged 92) Pattendorf

Unit
  
Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 8

Walter Bohm (16 December 1918 – 23 September 2011) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Panzer Badge
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and Spahtruppfuhrer (reconnaissance patrol leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 8
  • References

    Walter Bohm Wikipedia