Botho Kollberg

Botho Kollberg
Born	(1898-07-11)11 July 1898 Neuhäuser
Died	24 January 1944(1944-01-24) (aged 45) Gatchina
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1915–20 1934–45
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands	Infanterie-Regiment 23
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Bank Manager

Botho Kollberg (11 July 1898 – 24 January 1944) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient 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. Kolberg was killed during the Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive to relief the Siege of Leningrad. As a result, he was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (24 June 1941)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black (?)
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 11 January 1942 as Major in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 2
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 6 September 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 23
  • 384th Oak Leaves on 8 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 23

References

Bibliography

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