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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
Branch	Army
Service years	1910–1945
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands	62nd Infantry Division
Conflicts	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

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.

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.