Walter Denkert
Walter Denkert (born February 23, 1897 in Kiel ; † July 9, 1982 ibid) was a German officer , most recently lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Denkert served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the police service and worked in a volunteer corps immediately after the war . During the Second World War he briefly led the 6th Panzer Division , the 19th Panzer Division and, from 1944 until the end of the war, the 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- Infantry Assault Badge
- German cross in gold on March 8, 1945
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on May 14, 1944
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 .
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 135 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Think, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kiel |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1982 |
| Place of death | Kiel |