Hans Boeckh-Behrens
Hans Karl August Boeckh-Behrens (born November 27, 1898 in Wernigerode ; † February 13, 1955 in prisoner-of-war camp 5110/48 Woikowo near Iwanowo , Soviet Union ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Boeckh-Behrens served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander and general staff officer in various units. In the Wehrmacht he led the 32nd Infantry Division as commander during the Second World War and received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on December 9, 1944
He died on February 13, 1955 as a Soviet prisoner of war in the prisoner of war camp 5110/48 Woikowo and was buried in a general cemetery in Cherntsy.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
- ↑ Cherntsy German Soldiers Cementary, Ivanovo area. ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Boeckh-Behrens, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boeckh-Behrens, Hans Karl August (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lieutenant General in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wernigerode |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1955 |
| Place of death | POW camp 5110/48 Woikowo in Tschernzy, Soviet Union |