Walter Denkert

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Years of service 1914–45 Rank Generalleutnant		Name Walter Denkert Service/branch German Army
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of MoscowCase BlueHube's PocketItalian CampaignOperation DiademBattle of MetzBattle of the BulgeOperation LumberjackRuhr Pocket Died July 9, 1982, Kiel, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France Commands held 6th Panzer Division, 19th Panzer Division, 3rd Infantry Division

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

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