title: Walter Botsch
text: # Walter Botsch
  
  Walter Hugo Botsch (27 February 1897 – 7 January 1969) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 19th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class & 1st Class
  * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (21 January 1935)
  * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 April 1940) & 1st Class (19 June 1940)
  * German Cross in Gold on 22 June 1942 as Oberst im Generalstab in the XXX. Armeekorps
  * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1945 as Generalleutnant and acting leader of the LVIII. Panzerkorps
  