Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege Explained
Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege (11 November 1889 – 31 December 1965) was a German general during World War II who held several corps level commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Boege surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (30 September 1914) & 1st Class (6 February 1917)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 June 1940) &1st Class (16 June 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 13 January 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 197. Infanterie-Division[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 22 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 7[3]
- Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXXXIII. Armee-Korps[4]
References
Bibliography
- Book: Fellgiebel
, Walther-Peer
. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Book: Thomas
, Franz
. 1997 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2299-6.
Notes and References
- Thomas 1997, p. 58.
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 48.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 116.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 75.
