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Böke, August Gustav Heinrich

Date of birth:
December 13th, 1914 (Elisenhof, Posen, Germany)
Date of death:
2001 (Vlotho, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

01.10.1939: Leutnant (9)
01.02.1942: Oberleutnant (418)
01.04.1944: Rittmeister (114)


Kavallerie-Regiment 8
05.12.1939-25.06.1941: Zugführer, 4.(MG)/ Reiter-Regiment 21
25.06.1941-02.11.1941: Chef,
03.11.1941: Adjutant, III./ Panzer-Regiment 24
26.08.1942: WIA
27.08.1942: WIA
25.12.1942: severely WIA
27.12.1942: flown out of the Stalingrad pocket
28.12.1942-28.03.1943: Lazarett
01.04.1943: Führer 6./ Panzer-Regiment 24
21.06.1943: recommanded for the DKiG, not awarded
25.06.1943: Chef, 2./ Panzer-Regiment 24
08.08.1944: Abteilungsführer training course, Panzertruppen Schule - Bergen
10.09.1944: Kdr, I./ Panzer-Regiment 24, 116. Panzer-Division
05.12.1944: Führer-Reserve
06.01.1945-13.02.1945: Kriegsakademie

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rittmeister
Unit:
Führer, I. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 24, 24. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 13th, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 2nd, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 13th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1941
(Allgemeines) Sturmabzeichen (ohne zahlen), I.Stufe
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 26th, 1942
WIA 26.08.1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 1942
WIA 26.08.1942 + 27.08.1942 + 25.12.1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Medaille

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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