Walter Keiner

Walter Keiner (30 December 1890 – 23 January 1978) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Walter Keiner
Born	30 December 1890 Benshausen, German Empire
Died	23 January 1978(1978-01-23) (aged 87) Gelnhausen, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands	62nd Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War I ---- World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 July 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 62. Infanterie-Division

References

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.