Generalmajor Werner von Boltenstern

SOME OF THE PRISONERS HELD AT
SPECIAL CAMP 11

NAME: Generalmajor Werner von Boltenstern
PW NO: 560283

RANK:           Generalmajor
CAPTURED:  Stavanger, Norway
DATE:            8 July 1945

PERSONAL

DATE OF BIRTH: 4 June 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH: Leipzig-Gohlis

DATE OF DEATH:   21 January 1985
PLACE OF DEATH: Hannover
NATIONALITY:       German
RELIGION:               Evangelical

OCCUPATION:        Regular Soldier
HEIGHT:                    5’ 11”
WEIGHT:                   151 lbs.

HAIR COLOUR: Grey

EYE COLOUR: Blue
NEXT OF KIN: Hildegard von Boltenstern, Hameln (British Zone)

Promotions:

War Volunteer: 8 August 1914
Fahnenjunker: 11 March 1915
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter: 22 April 1915
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier: 24 March 1915
Fähnrich: 11 July 1915
Leutnant (without Patent): 10 August 1915
Leutnant: 14 December 1917 – Patent 19 December 1915; RDA later changed to 1 September 1915 (286)
Oberleutnant: 31 July 1925 – RDA 1 April 1925 (243)
Hauptmann: 1 April 1931 (13)
Major: 1 January 1936 (70)
Oberstleutnant: 1 March 1939 (37) – RDA later changed to 1 January 1938 (52b)
Oberst: 1 December 1940 (16)
Generalmajor: 1 March 1945

Commands & Assignments:

8 August 1914: Entered the Army as a War Volunteer in the Füsilier-Regiment General-Feldmarschall Graf Blumenthal (1. Magdeburgisches) Nr.36.
7 October 1914: In the field with Fusilier Regiment 36.
12 December 1914: Sick/hospitalized.
4 February 1915: Transferred to the Replacement Battalion of Fusilier Regiment 36
11 March 1915: Transferred as a Fahnenjunker to the Replacement Battalion of the Colbergsches-Grenadier-Regiment Graf Gneisenau (2. Pommersches) Nr.9.
19 April 1915-12 June 1915: Detached to the Instruction Course for Fahnenjunker in Döberitz.
13 September 1915: In the field with Grenadier Regiment 9.
31 January 1916-13 February 1916: Detached to the Officer Training Course in Zborow.
14 July 1916: Wounded/hospitalized.
20 September 1916: Transferred to the 1st Replacement Machinegun Company of the III Army Corps.
30 November 1916: Transferred to the 3rd Company (Machinegun) of Grenadier Regiment 9.
1 January 1917-2 February 1917: Detached to the Machinegun Weapons Officer Course in Döberitz.
9 February 1917: Battalion Adjutant in Grenadier Regiment 9.
13 July 1918: Sick/hospitalized.
19 September 1918: Transferred to the Replacement Battalion of Grenadier Regiment 9.
31 October 1918: Transferred to the Army High Command 17.
7 November 1918: Transferred to the Field Recruit Depot of the 16th Reserve Division.
3 December 1918: Adjutant of the Field Recruit Depot of the 16th Reserve Division.
17 December 1918: Transferred to the I. Replacement Battalion of Grenadier Regiment 9.
22 December 1918: Adjutant of the I. Replacement Battalion of Grenadier Regiment 9.
30 December 1918: Battalion Adjutant in Grenadier Regiment 9.
13 January 1919-22 February 1919: At the same time, Deputy Regimental Adjutant of Grenadier Regiment 9.
8 April 1919: Adjutant of the I. Battalion of Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 3.
4-17 August 1919: Detached to the Course for Light Athletics at the Berlin Stadium.
1 October 1920: Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 4th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment upon the formation of the new Reichsheer from the Übergangsheer or Transitional Army.
1 October 1922: Transferred to the Mortar Company of the 4th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment.
8 April 1924-24 May 1924: Detached to the Mortar Firing Course in Königsbrück.
29 September 1924-9 November 1924: Detached to the Surveying Course at the Troop Training Area Döberitz.
3 October 1927-15 February 1928: Detached to the Officers Weapons School Course in Dresden.
1 January 1928: Signals and Welfare Officer on the staff of the 4th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment.
27 February 1928-31 March 1928: Detached to the 2nd (Prussian) Signals Battalion.
1 October 1928: Regimental Adjutant of the 4th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment.
12 April 1932-29 April 1932: Detached to Mortar Course C in Döberitz.
1 October 1932: Company Chief in the 4th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment.
1 October 1934: Company Chief in Infantry Regiment “Kolberg.”
15 October 1935: Company Chief in Infantry Regiment 4.
10 December 1935: Detached to the Reich War Ministry (P 1).
1 April 1936: Consultant in the Army Personnel Office/Reich War Ministry; renamed the Army High Command on 4 February 1938.
1 October 1940: Department Chief in the Army Personnel Office/P 1/Department 2/Army High Command.
1 May 1942: Army High Command Leader Reserve.
5 May 1942: Detached to the Battalion Leader School in Mourmelon, France.
20 June 1942: Commander of Infantry Regiment 4 of the 32nd Infantry Division on the Eastern Front.
10 May 1943: Army High Command Leader Reserve.
1 August 1943: Leader of a Grenadier Regiment in Division “E” (a field replacement division).
8 September 1943: Army High Command Leader Reserve.
1 November 1943: Commander of Division Nr. 402. [Based in northern Germany, this replacement and training division provided basic training for new recruits.]
17 December 1943: Army High Command Leader Reserve.
15 January 1944-8 May 1945: Fortress Commandant of Stavanger, Norway.
8 July 1945-17 May 1948: Prisoner of war in British captivity.
- 9 January 1946: Transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 1.
- 12 May 1948: Transferred to Camp 186 for repatriation.

Decorations & Awards:

Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914)
Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914)
Hamburg Hanseatic Cross
Cross of Honor for Combatants 1914-1918
Armed Forces Long Service Award, 1st Class (25-year Service Cross)
Armed Forces Long Service Award, 3rd Class (12-year Service Medal)
Wound Badge in Black – World War I award

NOTE: Generalmajor von Boltenstern’s World War II decorations, if any, are not known. However, he was not a recipient of any high decorations such as the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, or the German Cross in Gold/Silver.

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