Jobst-Hilmar von Bose

Jobst-Hilmar von Bose
Born	21 September 1897 Berlin
Died	26 March 1949 (aged 51) Bamberg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 278 Infanterie-Regiment 863 Infanterie-Regiment 744 711. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Operation Overlord Operation Frühlingserwachen
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Jobst-Hilmar von Bose (21 September 1897 – 26 March 1949) was a highly decorated Oberst 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (13 April 1915)
  • 1st Class (20 March 1918)
• Cross for Merit in War (Saxe-Meiningen)
• Rescue Medal with ribbon (Prussia), (1926)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (21 December 1934)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 2nd Class with 4th Class (1936)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (8 March 1940)
  • 1st Class (25 July 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (29 December 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (27 July 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (15 November 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (22 March 1945)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of I. / Infanterie-Regiment 289 134^[1]

    Medal for Merit in War [4]
    Infantry Assault Badge

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 120.

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.
• 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