Franz Böhme Military person
Franz Friedrich Böhme (15 April 1885, Zeltweg, Styria, Austria-Hungary – 29 May 1947) was an Austrian military officer. He served in the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I, and later as a General der Gebirgstruppe in the German Army, serving as Commander of the XVIII Mountain Corps, Hitler's 'Plenipotentiary Commanding General' on the Balkan, and Commander-in-Chief in German-occupied Norway during World War II. Böhme stood trial in Nuremberg for having massacred thousands of Serbian civilians. He committed suicide in prison.
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| allegiance | Nazi Germany First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Austria-Hungary (to 1918) |
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| military command | 32nd Infantry Division 20th Mountain Army XVIII Mountain Corps |
| service start | 1900 |
| service end | 1900 |