Years of service 1910–45 Service/branch German Army Died January 19, 1952 | Name Walter Boltenstern | |
Born 26 November 1889Breslau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland ( 1889-11-26 ) Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of Moscow Commands held 29th Infantry Division, 179th Reserve Panzer Division | ||
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.
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