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Hans Boelsen

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Years of service
  
1914–19 1934–45

Name
  
Hans Boelsen

Service/branch
  
German Army


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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of Kursk Operation Shingle Operation 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
  • References

    Hans Boelsen Wikipedia