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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of birth
Braunsbach, Schwäbisch Hall, Stuttgart Government Region, Baden-Württemberg
Death
7 January 1969 (aged 71 years)
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Place of death
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Ostalb, Stuttgart Government Region, Baden-Württemberg
Age
71 years
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Biography
Walter Hugo Botsch (27 February 1897 – 7 January 1969) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 19th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class & 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (21 January 1935)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 April 1940) & 1st Class (19 June 1940)
- German Cross in Gold on 22 June 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab in the XXX. Armeekorps
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1945 as Generalleutnant and acting leader of the LVIII. Panzerkorps
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