Friedrich Böhme

Friedrich Böhme
Born	8 May 1899 Varel
Died	21 September 1984 (aged 85) Glücksburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	Kapitän zur See
Commands held	Z22 Anton Schmitt Z23
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Operation Weserübung First Battle of Narvik Battle of the Atlantic Operation Overlord
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Böhme (8 May 1899 – 6 December 1989) was a highly decorated Kapitän zur See (naval captain) in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Friedrich Böhme was captured by American troops in 1945 and handed over to British forces. He was released in 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Destroyer War Badge
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 January 1940)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (3 June 1940)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Narvik Shield
• German Cross in Gold on 25 March 1942 as Fregattenkapitän on destroyer Z-23 in the 8. Zerstörer-Flottille^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 August 1944 as Kapitän zur See and Einsatzleiter der Marine-Kleinkampfmittel in Frankreich^[3]

References

Citations

1. Dörr 1995, p. 61.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 49.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117

Bibliography

• Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945