__NOTOC__ Walter Keiner (30 December 1890 – 23 January 1978) was a general in the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 July 1941 as ''

Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of ...

'' and commander of 62. Infanterie-Division Fellgiebel 2000, p. .

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keiner, Walter 1890 births 1978 deaths German Army generals of World War II Generals of Artillery (Wehrmacht) German Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German prisoners of war in World War II People from Schmalkalden-Meiningen People from Saxe-Meiningen Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class Military personnel from Thuringia