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Hellmuth Böhlke

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Years of service
  
1914–20 1935–45


Rank
  
Generalleutnant

Name
  
Hellmuth Bohlke

Born
  
7 February 1893 Lubahn, Province of West Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Luban, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland (
1893-02-07
)

Died
  
8 April 1956(1956-04-08) (aged 63) Bad Mergentheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, West Germany

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
334. Infanterie-Division

Hellmuth Böhlke (7 February 1893 – 8 April 1956) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 334. Infanterie-Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (12 October 1915) & 1st Class (20 July 1916)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 September 1939) & 1st Class (9 November 1939)
  • German Cross in Gold on 27 October 1941 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 430
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 24 September 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 430
  • 716th Oak Leaves on 25 January 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 334. Infanterie-Division
  • Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (29 June 1944 and 24 September 1944)

    • References

    Hellmuth Böhlke Wikipedia
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