Walther-Hans Böttcher

Walther-Hans Böttcher
Born	4 November 1916 Bad Bramstedt
Died	6 June 1943 (aged 26) Arkhangelsk
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–43
Rank	Hauptmann
Commands held	1./Grenadier-Regiment 216
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk Battle of Moscow Rzhev-Vyazma Strategic Offensive Operation
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Painter

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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (16 November 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (28 December 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge (13 April 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal (29 July 1942
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 February 1943 as Oberleutnant and commander of 1. / Grenadier-Regiment 216 ^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 116.

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.
• Huß, Jürgen; Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck 1939–1945] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-79-9.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945