Hellmuth Böhlke Military person

Otto Hellmuth Böhlke (7 February 1893 – 8 April 1956) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht 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. 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. Hellmuth Böhlke was captured by British troops in April 1945 and held until 1947.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 07, 1893
Birth place
Lubāna
Date of deathApril 08, 1956
Place of death
Bad Mergentheim

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1920)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Gothic Line
Italian Campaign (World War II)
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
World War II
Anschluss
Battle of Moscow
Battles of Rzhev
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command334. Infanterie-Division
service start1914
service end1914

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External resources

  1. http://geocities.com/Pentagon/Bunker/7729/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalleutnant/BOEHLKE_HELLMUTH.html
  2. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/B/BoehlkeH.htm
  3. http://www.specialcamp11.fsnet.co.uk/Generalleutnant%20Otto%20Hellmuth%20B%F6hlke.htm
  4. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/2401