Years of service ?–1942 Name Oskar Boddien | Rank Oberst (Posthumously) Service/branch German Army | |
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Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Battle of the Netherlands
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Died January 6, 1942, Yevpatoria, Ukraine Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of the Netherlands, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Sevastopol, World War II | ||
Oskar von Boddien (19 April 1900 – 6 January 1942) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the Aufklarungs-Abteilung 22 (22nd Reconnaissance Battalion) of the 22nd Infantry Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). 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. Oskar von Boddien was killed 6 January 1942 near Yevpatoria, Ukraine. He was posthumously promoted to Oberst and was awarded Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.
Oberst (Colonel) Friedrich-Wilhelm Muller, commander of Infanterie-Regiment 105 (105th Infantry Regiment) of the 72nd Infantry Division and charged by the AOK 11 with the leadership of the battles for Yevpatoria, on 6 January 1942 ordered the Aufklarungs-Abteilung 22 to attack the harbor area and conquer the city. Von Boddien together with the 1st Squadron under Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) von Frankenberg commence the attack. Von Boddien was mortally hit by machine gun fire and von Frankenberg was wounded.