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Böhm, Walter (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Regiment 8)
Böhm, Walter (Panzer-Aufklärungs-Regiment 8)
Date of birth:
December 16th, 1918 (Rothau/Sudetenland, Austrian-Hungarian Empire)
Date of death:
September 23rd, 2011 (Pattendorf/Carinthia, Austria)
Nationality:
Austrian
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Panzerkampfabzeichen (ohne Zahl)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Panzerspähtruppführer
,
1. Schwadron
,
Panzer-Aufklärungs-Regiment 8
,
8. Panzer-Division
Awarded on:
March 17th, 1945
Awarded for his actions during an attack against a Soviet-held village in the Gran bridgehead. Here Böhm managed to eliminate a hostile assembly area and capture 30 assorted artillery pieces with just 3 armoured cars.
Sources
Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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BARTL, ANTON W. & VERSTRAETEN, BART, Die Ritterkreuzträger des Sudetenlandes: 1939-1945, Wolfgang Historica, 2015
.
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Deathnotice
Photo