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Erwin Bohlken

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Years of service
  
1938–45

Name
  
Erwin Bohlken

Unit
  
Panzer-Regiment 1

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht)

Born
  
9 July 1919 Osternburg (
1919-07-09
)

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Cherkassy Pocket Hube's Pocket Operation Konrad Operation Fruhlingserwachen Prague Offensive

Died
  
November 6, 1954, Luchow-Dannenberg, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Service/branch
  
German Army, Bundesgrenzschutz

Erwin Bohlken (9 July 1919 – 6 November 1954) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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. After the war Erwin Bohlken joined the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards).

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (6 September 1942)
  • Wound Badge
  • in Black (6 May 1942)
  • in Silver (9 May 1944)
  • in Gold (16 February 1945)
  • Panzer Badge
  • in Silver (26 June 1940)
  • II Class (8 January 1944)
  • III Class (12 January 1945)
  • Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge
  • in Bronze (30 March 1944)
  • Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold (1 June 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1945 as Feldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 1. / Panzer-Regiment 1

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