The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Walter Botsch

Botsch, Walter

Lieutenant-General

* 27th of February 1897

† 7th of January 1969

Promotions

1939-03-20 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-04-01 Colonel
1943-09-01 Major-General
1944-09-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1938-02-04 1939-10-09 Attached to Military Economics Staff, Armed Forces Office, Armed Forces High Command OKW
1939-10-09 1940-10-25 Chief of Operations (Ia), XXX Corps
1940-10-25 1943-06-01 Chief of Staff, XXX Corps
1943-06-01 1943-06-20 Unemployed
1943-06-20 1943-08-26 Chief of Staff, Army Groupment Felber
1943-08-26 1945-01-01 Chief of Staff, 19th Army
1945-01-01 1945-01-26 Unemployed
1945-01-26 1945-02-05 Attached to Army Group G
1945-02-05 1945-03-06 General Officer Commanding 18th People's Grenadier Division
1945-03-06 1945-03-24 General Officer Commanding LIII Corps
1945-03-24 1945-04-16 General Officer Commanding LVIII Panzer Corps
1945-04-16 1947-11-XX Prisoner of War, US Captivity
1947-11-XX Released
Picture source: BArch PERS 6/299455