Walter Keiner
Walter Keiner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 December 1890 Benshausen, German Empire |
| Died | 23 January 1978 (aged 87) Gelnhausen, West Germany |
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small} German Empire (to 1918).svg.png){kind=small} Weimar Republic (to 1933).svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1910–1945 |
| Rank | General of the Artillery |
| Commands | 62nd Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I ---- |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Walter Keiner (30 December 1890 – 23 January 1978) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 July 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 62. Infanterie-Division [1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. .
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.