Boenicke, Walter
- Date of birth:
- December 15th, 1895 (Radisleben-Magdeburg/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 21st, 1947 (Munsterlager/Lower Saxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Walter Boenicke finally reached the rank of General der Flieger. He comitted suicide on 21st April 1947 in British captivity.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Air Commodore)
- Unit:
- Luftwaffe Befehlshaber Mitte, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 14th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Air Vice Marshall)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 3.Flieger-Division, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- May 14th, 1944
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945