Johannes Bölter

Infobox Military Person
name=Johannes Bölter
born=birth date|1915|2|19|df=y
died=dda|1987|9|16|1915|2|19|df=y
placeofbirth=Mülheim an der Ruhr
placeofdeath=Mülheim an der Ruhr


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nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
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serviceyears=1940-1945
rank=Hauptmann
commands=
unit=schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502
battles=World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
laterwork=

Hauptmann Johannes Bölter (born February 19, 1915 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, died September 16, 1987 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) was a German Heer tank commander during World War II.

Johannes Bölter destroyed 139 tanks (some sources place his score as high as 144) during World War II. Together with Otto Carius, Ernst Barkmann, Kurt Knispel and Michael Wittmann he is considered to be one of the most successful tank commanders in history.

Awards

* Wound Badge
** Black (2 July 1940)
** Silver (8 February 1943)
** Gold (3 August 1944)
* Panzer Badge
** Silver (26 June 1940)
** II Class (15 July 1944)
** III Class (1 September 1944)
* Iron Cross
** 2nd Class (30 September 1939)
** 1st Class (15 July 1940)
* German Cross in Gold (29 March 1943)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
** Knight's Cross (16 April 1944)
** 581. Oak Leaves (10 September 1944)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.

External links

* [http://www.alanhamby.com/aces.shtml Names, scores and pictures of the top Tiger Aces at the Tiger I Information Center]