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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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Birth:
5 October 1888(Smardzewo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Gmina Sławno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
Death:
11 August 1947(Hamelin, Hamelin-Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, Germany)
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Biography
Introduction
Wilhelm Bohnstedt (5 October 1888 – 11 August 1947) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 32nd Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Bohnstedt surrendered in 1945 and was interned until 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 October 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 32. Infanterie-Division