About Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege
Lived 1889 – 1965 (aged 76). Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege was a German military personnel.
Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege (11 November 1889 – 31 December 1965) was a German general during World War II who held several corps level commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Boege surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (30 September 1914) & 1st Class (6 February 1917) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 June 1940) &1st Class (16 June 1940) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 22 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 7 Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXXXIII. Armee-Korps
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Who was Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege?
German general (1889–1965)
When was Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege born?
Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege was born on 11 November 1889 in Ostrów Wielkopolski.
When did Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege die?
Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege died on 31 December 1965 in Hildesheim.
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Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege was a military personnel.
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Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege was German.
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