Heinrich Boigk

Heinrich Boigk
Born	(1912-10-30)30 October 1912 Cologne
Died	28 March 2003(2003-03-28) (aged 90) Cologne
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940–45
Rank	Leutnant of the Reserves
Unit	Jäger-Regiment 49/28th Jäger-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of the Kerch Peninsula Siege of Sevastopol Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Heinrich Boigk (30 October 1912 – 28 March 2003) was a Leutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (29 September 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (?)
  • in Silver (?)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Crimea Shield
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 May 1943 as Oberjäger of the Reserves and group leader in the 2./Jäger-Regiment 49/28.Jäger-Division
  • 370th Oak Leaves on 18 January 1944 as Feldwebel of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Jäger-Regiment 49/28.Jäger-Division

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Stockert, Peter (1996). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 4 (in German). Bad Friedrichshall, Germany: Friedrichshaller Rundblick. ISBN 978-3-932915-03-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuzraeger 1939-1945