General der Infanterie Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege Born: 11 Nov 1889 in Ostrowo, District Posen Died: 31 Dec 1965 in Hildesheim Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (27 Jan 1914); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (07 Mar 1914); F�hnrich (20 May 1914); Leutnant (06 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Apr 1918); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1926); Major (01 Aug 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1937); Oberst (01 Feb 1940); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Jan 1943); General der Infanterie (01 Jun 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (12 Sep 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 62nd Infantry-Regiment (12 Sep 1913-06 Aug 1914)
Detached the War School Engers (30 Apr 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 62nd Infantry-Regiment (06 Aug 1914-25 Jan 1916)
Leader of MG-Assault-Troop 132 (25 Jan 1916-01 Nov 1916)
Company-Leader in the 11th MG-Battalion (01 Nov 1916-07 Jul 1917)
Transferred into the 1st Replacement-MG-Company of the III. Army-Corps (07 Jul 1917-02 Aug 1917)
Transferred back into the 11th MG-Assault-Company (02 Aug 1917-29 Jun 1918)
Transferred into the 77th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment and at the same time, Detached to the Staff of the 38th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (29 Jun 1918-16 Aug 1918)
Adjutant of the 38th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (16 Aug 1918-13 Jan 1919)
Company-Leader in the 62nd Infantry-Regiment (13 Jan 1919-30 Jul 1919)
Company-Leader in the 15th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (30 Jul 1919-13 Nov 1919)
Adjutant in the Infantry-Leader 8 (13 Nov 1919-12 Dec 1919)
Company-Leader in the 15th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (12 Dec 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 6th Mounted-Regiment and at the same time, Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the 2nd Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Jan 1922)
Transferred back into the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1922-01 Oct 1922)
Transferred into the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Apr 1929)
At the same time, Detached to Course on heavy MG in D�beritz (11 Oct 1927-08 Nov 1927)
Company-Chief in the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Tactics-Instructor at the Infantry School Dresden (01 Oct 1932-01 Jan 1935)
Tactics-Instructor at the War School Dresden (01 Jan 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 84th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of Course A of the War School Potsdam (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Temporary-Commandant of the F�hrer Headquarters (26 Aug 1939-04 Oct 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (04 Oct 1939-15 Nov 1939)
Tactics-Instructor for Reserve-Officers of Reserve-Divisions while retaining F�hrer-Reserve (15 Nov 1939-01 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 161st Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1939-13 Jul 1940)
Commander of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (13 Jul 1940-12 Feb 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 197th Infantry-Division (12 Feb 1942-01 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 197th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1942-16 Nov 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (16 Nov 1943-01 Feb 1944)
At the same time, Detached to Course for Commanding Generals and Corps-Chiefs in D�beritz (05 Jan 1944-25 Jan 1944)
At the same time, Detached to Army-Group Centre for use as Commanding General (01 Feb 1944-01 Feb 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of XXXXI. Panzer-Corps (01 Feb 1944-10 Mar 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (10 Mar 1944-25 Mar 1944)
Commanding General of XXXXIII. Army-Corps (01 Jun 1944-00 Sep 1944)
Commander of Group Boege (X. & XXXXIII. Army-Corps) (00 Sep 1944-05 Sep 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of 18th Army (05 Sep 1944-30 Jan 1945)
Commander-in-Chief of 18th Army (30 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity, convicted to 25 years imprisonment because of alleged War-Crimes (08 May 1945-06 Oct 1955)
Released (06 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (754): am 22.12.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 7
- Eichenlaub (594): am 21.09.1944 als General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General des XLIII. Armee-Korps (28.12.1944: Eichenlaub an Heeresgruppe Nord Aush�ndigung durch Generaloberst Sch�rner)
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (269/2): am 13.01.1943 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 197. Infanterie-Division
- 1914 EK I: 06.02.1917
- 1914 EK I: 30.09.1914
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden II. Stufe
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse: 12.09.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Spange zum EK I : 16.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II : 16.06.1940
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber: 18.10.1941
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�: 06.08.1942
- im Wehrmachtbericht genannt: 11.10.1943
- �rmelband �Kurland�
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