Walther-Hans Böttcher Military person

Walther-Hans Böttcher (4 November 1916 – 6 June 1943) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Walther-Hans Böttcher was killed on 6 June 1943 after stepping on a mine near Arkhangelsk, Russia.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 04, 1916
Birth place
Germany , Bad Bramstedt
Date of deathJune 06, 1943
Place of death
Russia , Arkhangelsk

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allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Moscow
Battles of Rzhev
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command1. / Grenadier-Regiment 216
service start1936
service end1943

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External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/B/Bo/Boettcher-Hans-Walter.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/28622