Walter Botsch
Walter Botsch (born February 27, 1897 in Braunsbach ; † January 7, 1969 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ) was a lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Botsch attended grammar school in Heilbronn, where he probably passed the school leaving examination in 1915. He served as an officer in the First World War . After the end of the war the Reichswehr took over him and he was used in various units.
With the establishment of the 19th Army in France in 1943, Botsch served as Chief of the General Staff until he was replaced on January 1, 1945. In February, he served as commander of the 18th Volksgrenadier Division . In the last days of the war in March 1945 he was promoted to LIII as Commanding General . Army corps transferred. At the end of March there was another transfer to LVIII. Panzer Corps .
Web links
- Botsch, Walter. Estate in the Federal Archives , Freiburg i. Br.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 122.
- ↑ 50 years of EHO. Heilbronner Tag 1958. Responsible: Dr. AE Wachter, Heilbronner Voice publishing house 1958, p. 30.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Botsch, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunsbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th January 1969 |
| Place of death | Schwäbisch Gmünd |