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Walther Hans Bottcher

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1936–43

Name
  
Walther-Hans Bottcher

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Died
  
6 June 1943(1943-06-06) (aged 26) Arkhangelsk

Commands held
  
1./Grenadier-Regiment 216

Walther-Hans Bottcher (4 November 1916 – 6 June 1943) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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. Walther-Hans Bottcher was killed on 6 June 1943 after stepping on a mine near Arkhangelsk, Russia.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (16 November 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (28 December 1942)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (13 April 1942)
  • Eastern Front Medal (29 July 1942
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 February 1943 as Oberleutnant and commander of 1. / Grenadier-Regiment 216

    • References

    Walther-Hans Bottcher Wikipedia
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