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Friedrich Bohme

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Years of service
  
1916–45

Commands held
  
Z22 Anton Schmitt Z23

Rank
  
Kapitan zur See

Name
  
Friedrich Bohme

Born
  
8 May 1899 Varel (
1899-05-08
)

Died
  
21 September 1984(1984-09-21) (aged 85) Glucksburg

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)

Service/branch
  
Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Friedrich Bohme (8 May 1899 – 6 December 1989) was a highly decorated Kapitan zur See (naval captain) in the Kriegsmarine 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. Friedrich Bohme was captured by American troops in 1945 and handed over to British forces. He was released in 1948.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Destroyer War Badge
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 January 1940)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (3 June 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Narvik Shield
  • German Cross in Gold on 25 March 1942 as Fregattenkapitan on destroyer Z-23 in the 8. Zerstorer-Flottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 August 1944 as Kapitan zur See and Einsatzleiter der Marine-Kleinkampfmittel in Frankreich

    • References

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