Hans Boelsen

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Years of service 1914–191934–45 Name Hans Boelsen		Service/branch German Army

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of UmanBattle of Kiev (1941)Battle of Rostov (1941)Battle of KurskOperation ShingleOperation Diadem Died October 24, 1960, Frankfurt, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France Commands held 29th Infantry Division, 23rd Infantry Division, 114th Jager Division, 18th Infantry Division

Hans Boelsen (6 March 1894 – 24 October 1960) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Gold on 17 November 1941 as Oberstleutnant in Kradschützen-Bataillon 160 (motorized)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1943 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111

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