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Hans Boeckh Behrens

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Years of service
  
1914–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Died
  
February 13, 1955

Name
  
Hans Boeckh-Behrens

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


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

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Baltic Offensive (1944) Riga Offensive (1944) Courland Pocket

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Commands held
  
32nd Infantry Division, L Army Corps

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

  • German Cross in Gold on 30 January 1943 as Oberst im Generalstab in the AOK 16
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 32. Infanterie-Division
  • References

    Hans Boeckh-Behrens Wikipedia