Hermann Böbel

Hermann Böbel
Born	24 October 1918 Ingolstadt
Died	2 April 1990 (aged 71) Munich
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Unteroffizier
Unit	Divisions-Füsilier-Battalion 88 / 88.Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Cherkassy Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Painter

Hermann Böbel (24 October 1918 – 2 April 1990) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht 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. Hermann Böbel was captured by American troops in 1945 and was released shortly afterward.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (3 November 1942)
  • 1st Class (2 February 1944)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver (23 March 1944)
• Infantry Assault Badge (12 April 1943)
• Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 February 1944 as Obergefreiter in 1./ Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 88 / 88.Infanterie-Division ^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 116.

Bibliography

• 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.
• 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.
• Huß, Jürgen (2009). Ritterkreuzträger im Mannschaftsstand 1941 - 1945. Zweibrücken: VDM Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-042-9.

External links

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