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Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege

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German general and Knight's Cross recipient

Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege

Born	11 November 1889 Ostrowo
Died	31 December 1965(1965-12-31) (aged 76) Hildesheim
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1913–1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	197th Infantry Division XXXXIII Army Corps 18th Army
Conflicts	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Smolensk (1943) Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege (11 November 1889 – 31 December 1965) was a German general duringWorld War II who held several corps level commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ofNazi Germany.

Boege surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 in theCourland Pocket. Convicted as awar criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (30 September 1914) & 1st Class (6 February 1917)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 June 1940) &1st Class (16 June 1940)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 13 January 1943 asGeneralmajor and commander of the 197. Infanterie-Division^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 22 December 1941 asOberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 7^[3]
- Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 asGeneral der Infanterie and commander of XXXXIII. Armee-Korps^[4]

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.
Thomas, Franz (1997).Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag.ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices

Preceded by

Commander of197. Infanterie-Division
1 April 1942 – 5 November 1943

Succeeded by

GeneralleutnantEugen Wößner

Preceded by

General der InfanterieKarl von Oven

Commander ofXXXXIII. Armeekorps
25 March 1944 – 3 September 1944

Succeeded by

General der GebirgstruppenKurt Versock

Preceded by

General der ArtillerieHerbert Loch

Commander of18th Armee
5 September 1944 – 8 May 1945

Succeeded by

None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the28th Jäger Division
Staff	Gustav Heistermann von Ziehlberg Hubertus Lamey Johann Sinnhuber Hans Speth
Units	Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege¹ (Oak Leaves) Hans Jordan² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hartwig von Ludwiger (Oak Leaves)
¹ Oak Leaves with theXXXXIII Army Corps.² Swords with theVI Army Corps.

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