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 IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaSiege of LeningradBaltic 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

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