Date of birth:

September 5th, 1897 (Altona/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

March 14th, 1986 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
July 1915: Gefreiter;
February 8th, 1917: Unteroffizier;
May 17th, 1917: Vizewachtmeister;
October 22nd, 1917: Leutnant der Reserve;
July 1st, 1920: Leutnant (Polizei);
November 1st, 1923: Oberleutnant (Polizei);
May 1st, 1931: Hauptmann (Polizei);
October 15th, 1935: Hauptmann (Reichsheer);
March 1st, 1936: Major;
April 1st, 1939: Oberstleutnant;
December 17th, 1941: Oberst;
October 1st, 1943: Generalmajor;
April 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant.

Career:
September 15th, 1914: Lauenburgisches Feld-Artillerie-Regiment Nr. 45;
August 2nd, 1917: Feldartillerie Regiment Nr. 223;
January 14th, 1919: Brigade Grodno, Grenzschutz Oberost;
February 20th, 1919: Freiwilligen-Artillerie-Regiment 12;
November 1st, 1919: leichten Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 7;
December 20th, 1919: Wehrkreis-Kommando VI;
June 30th, 1920: Resigned;
July 1st, 1920: Polizei-Abteilung Mühlheim;
April 1st,, 1921: Polizei-Verwaltung Hamburg;
October 15th, 1935: Stab, II. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 56;
October 6th, 1936: Batteriechef, Artillerie-Regiment 56;
October 12th, 1937: Kommandeur I. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 58;
September 30th, 1939: Kommandeur, Artillerie-Regiment 22;
April 25th, 1943: Führerreserve OKH;
May 3rd, 1943: 3. Divisionsführerlehrgang, Berlin;
August 5th, 1943: m.d.F.b., 26. Infanterie-Division;
October 1st, 1943: Kommandeur, 26. Infanterie-Division;
November 10th, 1944: Kommandeur 280. Infanterie-Division;
May 8th, 1945 - 1947: POW.

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Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

May 2nd, 1935

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

May 12th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Artillerie-Regiment 22, 22. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

June 19th, 1940

The following wartime excerpt (dated 30.08.1940) describes why de Boer received the Knight’s Cross…

“On the 10.05.1940 Oberstleutnant de Boer stood at the head of Kampfgruppe de Boer, the assembly of which was an achievement attributable to his personal soldierly initiative. He led an attack against a far superior enemy force during the urban combat in Dortrecht, and it succeeded despite an adverse situation and extremely unfavourable conditions. Both the energetic zeal of his formation as well as his own continual presence at the foremost line were critical factors that led to the capture of the important Dortrecht bridge. The seizure of this bridge was of massive significance for the entire operation.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 1941

With swords.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Artillerie-Regiment 22, 22. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

January 22nd, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

• Photo 1: Titus de Boer
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