Georg Bochmann
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Georg Bochmann | |
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18 September 1913 – 8 June 1973 (aged 59) | |
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Place of birth | Albernau |
Place of death | Offenbach |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Waffen-SS |
Years of service | 1934-1945 |
Rank | Oberführer |
Commands held | 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Georg Bochmann, (born 18 September 1913 in Albernau; died 8 June 1973) was an SS-Oberführer of the Waffen-SS. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
[edit] Awards
- Wound Badge in Gold
- Iron Cross
- 2nd Class (20 June 1940)
- 1st Class (8 July 1941)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Demyansk Shield
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross (3 May 1942)
- 246. Oak Leaves (17 May 1943)
- 140. Swords (26 March 1945)
[edit] References
- Berger, Florian: Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (With oak leaves and swords: the highest decorated soldiers of World War II). Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5. (German)
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer: Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (The holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939–1945). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5. (German)
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Preceded by SS-Gruppenführer Josef Fitzthum |
Commander of 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel 10 January 1945 – March 1945 |
Succeeded by SS-Standartenführer Heinrich Petersen |
Preceded by SS-Standartenführer Jakob Fick |
Commander of 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen 27 March 1945 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by disbanded |
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