(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Walter von Boltenstern
Born: 26 Nov 1889 in Breslau
Died: 19 Jan 1952 in the USSR
Promotions:
Fähnrich (16 Nov 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (20 Sep 1918); Major (01 Feb 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (14 Aug 1940); Generalleutnant (15 Jul 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Mar 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 4th Queen-Augusta-Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (14 Mar 1910-22 Mar 1913)
Transferred into the 5th Guards-grenadier-Regiment (22 Mar 1913-21 Dec 1914)
Company-Leader in the 262nd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (21 Dec 1914-02 Feb 1917)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 79th Reserve-Division (02 Feb 1917-23 Feb 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 79th Reserve-Division (23 Feb 1918-18 Jan 1919)
Transferred back into the 5th Guards-Grenadier-Regiment (18 Jan 1919-10 Feb 1919)
General-Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Landesjägerkorps (10 Feb 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Detached to RWM (01 Oct 1919-16 May 1920)
Auxiliary-Officer in Military-District-Command III, while retaining previous Command with RWM (16 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Detached to the 3rd Signals-Battalion (01 May 1920-01 Jun 1920)
Detached to the IV. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Staff of the 3rd Division, while retaining Command with RWM (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Advisor in the Staff of Military-District-Command III (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Company-Chief in the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Feb 1928)
Adjutant of Infantry-Leader VI (01 Feb 1928-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred into the 6th Mounted-Regiment, while retaining Command as Adjutant of Infantry-Leader VI (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1933-16 Sep 1934)
Detached to the Staff of Military-District-Command III (16 Sep 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Adjutant of Military-District-Command III (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Adjutant with the General-Command of the III. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the 71st Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-01 Jul 1940)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 29th Infantry-Division (01 Jul 1940-07 Sep 1940)
Commander of the 29th Infantry-Division (07 Sep 1940-05 Dec 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Dec 1941-20 Jan 1942)
Commander of Division 179 (20 Jan 1942-27 Apr 1942)
Commander of Motorised-Division 179 (27 Apr 1942-19 Feb 1943)
Detached to the Reichs War Court (19 Feb 1943-10 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (10 May 1944-31 Jan 1945)
Detached to Army-Group North Ukraine (03 Jun 1944-12 Aug 1944)
Retired (31 Jan 1945)
Abducted by the Russians (08 May 1945-19 Jan 1952)
Died in Soviet captivity (19 Jan 1952)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (419): am 13.08.1941 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 29. Infanterie-Division (mot)
- 1914 EK I: 15.03.1915
- 1914 EK II: 03.10.1914
- Fürstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz: 26.11.1916
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 14.04.1918
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern: 28.10.1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 24.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I: 02.10.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 24.09.1939
- Komturkreuz des Kgl. Italien. Orden der Krone: 27.08.1940


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