Hans Boeckh-Behrens
Appearance
Hans Boeckh-Behrens | |
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Born | 27 November 1898 Wernigerode |
Died | 13 February 1955 Voikovo prison camp | (aged 56)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 32nd Infantry Division L Army Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans Boeckh-Behrens (23 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
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- German Cross in Gold on 30 January 1943 as Oberst im Generalstab in the AOK 16[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 32. Infanterie-Division[2]
References
Citations
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 [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- 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] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1955 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- German people who died in Soviet detention