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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 I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow Case Blue Hube's Pocket Italian Campaign Operation Diadem Battle of Metz Battle of the Bulge Operation Lumberjack Ruhr 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
  • References

    Walter Denkert Wikipedia