Walter Böhm

Walter Böhm
Born	16 December 1918 Rothau
Died	23 September 2011 (aged 92) Pattendorf
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Eastern Front Upper Silesian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Böhm (16 December 1918 – 23 September 2011) 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
  • 1st Class
• Panzer Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and Spähtruppführer (reconnaissance patrol leader) in the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 8^[1]

References

Citations

1. 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

• Das Ritterkreuz.de
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945