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Boehmer, Leopold

Date of birth:
January 3rd, 1882 (Cologne/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Date of death:
May 15th, 1949 (Großrückerswalde/Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
August 15th, 1940: Major z.V. (as from June 1st, 1940, RDA December 1st, 1937 - 2070);
January 1st, 1941: Oberstleutnant z.V.;
April 23rd, 1943: Oberst z.V. (as from April 20th, 1943, RDA February 1st, 1943 - 2410).

Career:
March 12th, 1900 - March 31st, 1920: preußischen Armee;
October 20th, 1939: Stab, 93. Infanterie-Division;
?: Kommandeur III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Reigment 270;
April 23rd, 1941: Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 742;
July 30th, 1943: Führerreserve;
December 29th, 1943: Feldkommandantur 788;
May 11th, 1944: Kommandeur Feldkommandantur 788;
September 17th, 1944 - January 19th, 1948: POW.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 270, 93. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
July 13th, 1940
The following wartime excerpt describes why Böhmer was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“On the 18.06.1940 Major Böhmer, commander of III./I.R. 270, succeeded in swiftly storming the resistance nests atop the well defended hill north of Vitrimont with his Bataillon. This hill was located in the terrain south of the Rhine-Marne canal up to the Meurthe river. This action triggered the total disintegration of the enemy forces between the Meurthe and Mosel rivers.”

According to Fellgiebel the surname is Böhmer.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 20th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914

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