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Heinrich Boigk

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Heinrich Boigk

Years of service
  
1940–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
30 October 1912 Cologne (
1912-10-30
)

Rank
  
Leutnant of the Reserves

Unit
  
Jager-Regiment 49/28th Jager-Division

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of the Kerch Peninsula Siege of Sevastopol Siege of Leningrad

Died
  
March 28, 2003, Cologne, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Heinrich Boigk (30 October 1912 – 28 March 2003) was a Leutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (29 September 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (?)
  • in Silver (?)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Crimea Shield
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 May 1943 as Oberjager of the Reserves and group leader in the 2./Jager-Regiment 49/28.Jager-Division
  • 370th Oak Leaves on 18 January 1944 as Feldwebel of the Reserves and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 2./Jager-Regiment 49/28.Jager-Division

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