Walter von Boltenstern

Walter von Boltenstern
Born	(1889-11-26)26 November 1889 Breslau
Died	19 January 1952(1952-01-19) (aged 62) Voikovo prison camp, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Service years	1910–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	29th Motorized Infantry Division 179th Reserve Panzer Division
Conflicts	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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 joined the Royal Prussian Army in 1910 and fought in World War I as a junior officer. He was awarded the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class, the Military Merit Order of Bavaria, 4th class with swords and the Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg. After the end of the war, he remained in the peacetime Reichswehr. He fought in World War II as a divisional commander. Boltenstern was discharged from active service in early 1945 and, later that year, was taken prisoner by the Soviet Red Army. He died in Soviet captivity at the Voikovo prison camp in 1952.

Grave in Cherntsy

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 August 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 29.Infanterie-Division (mot.)

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.