Wilhelm Bonstedt ( him. Wilhelm Bohnstedt ; October 5, 1888 - August 11, 1947 ) - German commander, lieutenant-general of the Wehrmacht , commander of the 32nd infantry division during the Second World War . Knight of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross , the highest order of the Third Reich . Captured in 1945 , where he was until his death in 1947 .
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| Date of Birth | October 5, 1888 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Shmarsov (now Shmardtsevo , Poland ) , German Empire | ||||||
| Date of death | August 11, 1947 (58 years old) | ||||||
| Place of death | Hamelin , Germany | ||||||
| Affiliation |  German Empire (until 1918) Germany (until 1933) Germany | ||||||
| Type of army | ground troops | ||||||
| Years of service | 1909 - 1945 | ||||||
| Rank | lieutenant general | ||||||
| Commanded | 32nd Infantry Division | ||||||
| Battles / Wars | World War I
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Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd class ( October 14, 1914 )
- 1st class ( August 1, 1916 )
- Breastplate "For the injury" (1914)
- in black ( June 12, 1918 )
- Honorary Cross of a War Veteran
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd class ( September 22, 1939 )
- 1st class ( October 2, 1939)
- Medal "For the winter campaign in the East 1941/42"
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( October 13, 1941 )
Literature
- Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. - Friedburg: Podzun-Pallas, 1986. - 472 p. - ISBN 3-790-90284-5 .
- Veit Scherzer . Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesche. - 2. - Jena: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag, 2007. - 864 p. - ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .