Jobst-Hilmar von Bose

Jobst-Hilmar von Bose
Born	(1897-09-21)21 September 1897 Berlin
Died	26 March 1949(1949-03-26) (aged 51) Bamberg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 278 Infanterie-Regiment 863 Infanterie-Regiment 744 711. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Operation Overlord Operation Frühlingserwachen
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Jobst-Hilmar von Bose (21 September 1897 – 26 March 1949) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (13 April 1915)
  • 1st Class (20 March 1918)
• Cross for Merit in War (Saxe-Meiningen)
• Rescue Medal with ribbon (Prussia), (1926)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (21 December 1934)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 2nd Class with 4th Class (1936)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (8 March 1940)
  • 1st Class (25 July 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (29 December 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (27 July 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (15 November 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (22 March 1945)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of I. / Infanterie-Regiment 289 134

    Medal for Merit in War [4]
    Infantry Assault Badge

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)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{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)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945