Hans Boeckh-Behrens Explained

Hans Boeckh-Behrens
Birth Date:	27 November 1898
Birth Place:	Wernigerode, German Empire
Death Place:	NKVD special camp No. 48, Soviet Union
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Serviceyears:	1914–45
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	32nd Infantry Division L Army Corps
Battles:	World War I----World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Boeckh-Behrens (27 November 1898 – 13 February 1955) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Boeckh-Behrens surrendered to Soviet forces in May 1945 and died in captivity on 13 February 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 May 1915) and 1st Class (19 April 1916)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 September 1939) and 1st Class (1 October 1939)
• German Cross in Gold on 30 January 1943 as Oberst im Generalstab in the AOK 16
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 32. Infanterie-Division

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer . 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 . 2000 . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . First published 1986 . Podzun-Pallas . Friedberg, Germany . de . 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Book: Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . Norderstedt, Germany . de . 978-3-931533-45-8.