Boldt, Gerhard (Aufklärungs-Abteilung 158)
- Date of birth:
- January 24th, 1918 (Lübeck/Lübeck, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 10th, 1981 (Lübeck/Schleswick-Holstein, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 18th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 11th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 10th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Führer, 3. Kompanie, Aufklärungs-Abteilung 158, 58. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- April 18th, 1943
“Knight’s Cross Holder From Lübeck:
The Führer has awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to Oberleutnant Gerhard Boldt, Schwadron leader in an Aufklärungs-Abteilung. Oberleutnant der Reserve Gerhard Boldt… and his Aufklärungs-Schwadron launched a strike against overwhelming Soviet forces during a battle to eliminate a hostile penetration south of Lake Ilmen. In this time he personally opened a lane through a Bolshevik minefield whilst under strong opposing fire, thereafter attacking and smashing the enemy… Now he has received the Knight’s Cross.”
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1944
Sources
- Photo 2:
- Photo: TITLE
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- Beurteilung für Offiziere vom 17.09.1944 - D.V.K. 152
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