Walter Denkert

Walter Denkert
Born	23 February 1897 Kiel
Died	9 July 1982(1982-07-09) (aged 85) Kiel
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	6th Panzer Division 19th Panzer Division 3rd Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Denkert (23 February 1897 – 9 July 1982) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Denkert surrendered to the American troops in April 1945 in the Ruhr Pocket and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Gold (8 March 1945)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1944 as Oberst and commander of 19. Panzer-Division^[1]^[2]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (26 November 1944)

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.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels	Commander of 6. Panzer-Division 13 March 1944 – 28 March 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Källner	Commander of 19. Panzer-Division 28 March 1944 – May 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Källner
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans-Günther von Rost	Commander of 3. Panzergrenadier-Division 25 June 1944 – April 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 19th Panzer Division

Staff	Hans Källner¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Otto von Knobelsdorff² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Gustav Schmidt ³ (Oak Leaves)

Units	Karl-Richard Koßmann Othmar Kreuzinger (Oak Leaves) Alfred Nähring Alfred Müller (Oak Leaves) Fritz Pliska Wolfgang Thomale Heinrich Volker Giselher Wilke

²Oak Leaves with the XXXXVIII Panzer Corps, Swords with the XXXX Panzer Corps. ³Knight's Cross with the 702nd Infantry Division.

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