Rudolf Boeckmann

Dr. phil. Rudolf Boeckmann
Born	16 April 1895 Silschede
Died	19 September 1944 (aged 49) near Slimisti, Estonia
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–18 1939–44
Rank	Oberst of the Reserves
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa North African Campaign First Battle of El Alamein Second Battle of El Alamein Baltic Offensive (1944) Tallinn Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	School Headmaster of Oberschule fuer Jungen Hameln, now called Schiller-Gymnasium

Dr. phil. Rudolf Boeckmann^{[Note 1]} (16 April 1895 – 19 September 1944) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves 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. Rudolf Boeckmann was killed on 19 September 1944 near Slimisti, Estonia.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 August 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 July 1942 as Major and commander of schwere Artillerie-Abteilung 408^[1]

Notes

1. In German a Doctor of Philosophy is abbreviated as Dr. phil. (doctor philosophiae).

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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945