Wilhelm Bohnstedt

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Years of service 1909–45 Name Wilhelm Bohnstedt		Service/branch German Army Rank General

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Commands held 32. Infanterie-Division Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaSiege of LeningradDemyansk 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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