Walter Petzel | |
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 Petzel at the swearing-in of recruits in Posen, January 1940 | |
| Born | 28 December 1883 Oborzysk, Province of Posen |
| Died | 1 October 1965 (aged 81) Hamelin, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1902–1945 |
| Rank | General of Artillery |
| Commands | I Army Corps Wehrkreis III Wehrkreis XXI Posen Fortress |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Iron Cross (1914) II and I class Wound Badge (1918) in Black Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with swords German Cross in silver |
| Spouse(s) |
Margarete Hauffe (m. 1911) |
Walter Petzel (28 December 1883 – 1 October 1965) was a German officer who finished as a General of Artillery in the Second World War.