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Wilhelm Bohnstedt

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Years of service
  
1909–45

Name
  
Wilhelm Bohnstedt


Service/branch
  
German Army

Rank
  
General

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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
32. Infanterie-Division

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket

Died
  
August 11, 1947, Hamelin, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Wilhelm Bohnstedt (5 October 1888 – 11 August 1947) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 32nd Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Bohnstedt surrendered in 1945 and was interned until 1947.

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 October 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 32. Infanterie-Division

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