Walter von Wietersheim, (29 November 1917 - 19 January 2002), was an officer of the German Army during World War II. He served as commander of the II. Company/Panzer Regiment Grossdeutschland with the rank of Hauptmann in May 1944, when Grossdeutschland was heavily involved in defensive actions on the Eastern Front. Still a very powerful formation despite gruelling years of war and heavy losses, the Division was being used in rearguard actions to cover the withdrawal of retreating units. The Division carried out its tasks so successfully that it was even able to counter-attack Soviet forces in some areas.