Walther von Hunersdorff

Walther von Hünersdorff (28 November 1898 – 17 July 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Hünersdorff was appointed commander of the 6th Panzer Division in February 1943. During the Battle of Kursk Hünersdorff and a number of his staff were attacked by a group of Heinkel He 111s in a friendly fire accident, wounding Hünersdorff. That same day he was struck in the head by a sniper's round. He died in a hospital in Kharkov on 17 July 1943.