Killed in Bolstice, Czechoslovakia towards the end of World War 2. Walter was an American citizen who moved with his family to Germany when he was 6 years old. In 1941, the family tried to return to America but could not get a visa. Once war was declared, the family could not leave Germany.
At the age of 18, Walter "Buddy" joined the German Army to alleviate tension between officials and his American family. He served in a Panzzer division on the Russian Front, declining becoming an officer on more than one ocassion. He was wounded twice and had his feet frozen. While recuperating, he was allowed to visit his family in the village of Dieckhorst. He was killed at the age of 20 near Bolstice, Czechoslovakia. His unit suffered heavy casualties. The man who found his body buried him alongside the road where he was found. Years later, he was re-interred in the local cemetery along with the other German soldiers. His mother never got over the loss of her son.
(bio copyright 2011 by Margie von Marenholtz)
At the age of 18, Walter "Buddy" joined the German Army to alleviate tension between officials and his American family. He served in a Panzzer division on the Russian Front, declining becoming an officer on more than one ocassion. He was wounded twice and had his feet frozen. While recuperating, he was allowed to visit his family in the village of Dieckhorst. He was killed at the age of 20 near Bolstice, Czechoslovakia. His unit suffered heavy casualties. The man who found his body buried him alongside the road where he was found. Years later, he was re-interred in the local cemetery along with the other German soldiers. His mother never got over the loss of her son.
(bio copyright 2011 by Margie von Marenholtz)
Killed in Bolstice, Czechoslovakia towards the end of World War 2. Walter was an American citizen who moved with his family to Germany when he was 6 years old. In 1941, the family tried to return to America but could not get a visa. Once war was declared, the family could not leave Germany.
At the age of 18, Walter "Buddy" joined the German Army to alleviate tension between officials and his American family. He served in a Panzzer division on the Russian Front, declining becoming an officer on more than one ocassion. He was wounded twice and had his feet frozen. While recuperating, he was allowed to visit his family in the village of Dieckhorst. He was killed at the age of 20 near Bolstice, Czechoslovakia. His unit suffered heavy casualties. The man who found his body buried him alongside the road where he was found. Years later, he was re-interred in the local cemetery along with the other German soldiers. His mother never got over the loss of her son.
(bio copyright 2011 by Margie von Marenholtz)
At the age of 18, Walter "Buddy" joined the German Army to alleviate tension between officials and his American family. He served in a Panzzer division on the Russian Front, declining becoming an officer on more than one ocassion. He was wounded twice and had his feet frozen. While recuperating, he was allowed to visit his family in the village of Dieckhorst. He was killed at the age of 20 near Bolstice, Czechoslovakia. His unit suffered heavy casualties. The man who found his body buried him alongside the road where he was found. Years later, he was re-interred in the local cemetery along with the other German soldiers. His mother never got over the loss of her son.
(bio copyright 2011 by Margie von Marenholtz)
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A giant boulder in Mueden (Aller) is engraved with Walter v. Mahrenholtz, along with the names of other fallen soldiers from the village. He is buried outside the cemetery in Bolstice Czech Republic.
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