Date of birth:

October 30th, 1912 (Cologne-Lindenthal, Germany)

Date of death:

March 28th, 2003 (Cologne, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

June 27th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 29th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberjäger der Reserve

Unit:

Gruppenführer, 2. Kompanie, Jäger-Regiment 49, 28. Jäger-Division

Awarded on:

May 5th, 1943

The following wartime excerpt describes why Boigk was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberjäger Heinrich Boigk… has repeatedly distinguished himself as a squad and patrol leader in a Jäger-Regiment during the combat south of Lake Ladoga. On multiple occasions he was the first man to enter into enemy positions and take prisoners despite the very difficult conditions involved. Throughout all of his reconnaissance missions he succeeded in bringing back valuable intelligence materiel to the higher commands.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Feldwebel der Reserve

Unit:

Zugführer, 2. Kompanie, Jäger-Regiment 49, 28. Jäger-Division

Awarded on:

January 18th, 1944

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
• Photo 2:
• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1992.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
  - Ritterkreuztraeger 1939 - 1945