Reinhold Böhmke

Reinhold Böhmke

Born	(1911-08-25)25 August 1911 Preußisch Stargard
Died	12 November 2001(2001-11-12) (aged 90) Oberboihingen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–37 1939-45
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 162
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Krasnoye Selo–Ropsha Offensive Kingisepp–Gdov Offensive Battle of Narva (1944) Narva Offensive (18–24 March 1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Reinhold Böhmke (25 August 1911 – 12 November 2001) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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 (1939)
- 2nd Class (28 June 1940)
- 1st Class (8 July 1941)
Wound Badge
- in Black
Infantry Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 13.(IG) / Grenadier-Regiment 162^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117.

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.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 61st Infantry Division

Stab	Siegfried Haenicke (Pour le Mérite) Werner Hühner Günther Krappe Rudolf Sperl

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 151	Arno Geelhaar Helmut Kopp Helmut Krüger Bruno Liedtcke Walter Luitjens Walter Melzer¹ (Oak Leaves) Erich Müller-Melahn Werner Pankow Emil Sibbel Gerhard Zonewitz

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 162	Günther Bergerhoff Reinhold Böhmke Bruno Ehm Martin Hrustak (Oak Leaves) Bruno Karczewski² (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Kubel Gottfried Weber³ (Oak Leaves) Otto Weidhofer

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 176	Erich Eisenblätter Bruno Karczewski² (Oak Leaves) Traugott Kempas (Oak Leaves) Helmut Neuber Hans-Gotthard Pestke (Oak Leaves) Kurt Radeck Günter Sahner

Artillerie-Regiment 161	Jarislaff von Kleist-Retzow Günter Raabe

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 161	Johannes Heisel Friedemann Kolbus Claus Pieper Max Edler von der Planitz

Schnelle Abteilung 161	Rudolf Löchner

Aufklärungs-Abteilung 161	Botho von Frantzius

Pionier-Bataillon 161	Heinrich Schulz Fritz Stürtz Alois Wolf

¹ Oak Leaves with the 252nd Infantry Division. ² Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 162, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 176. ³ Oak Leaves with the 12th Luftwaffe Field Division

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