Friedrich Böhme

Friedrich Böhme
Born	8 May 1899(1899-05-08) Varel
Died	21 September 1984(1984-09-21) (aged 85) Glücksburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1916–1945
Rank	Kapitän zur See
Commands held	Z22 Anton Schmitt Z23
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Operation Weserübung First Battle of Narvik Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945) Operation Overlord
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Friedrich Böhme (22 July 1900 – 6 December 1989) was a highly decorated Kapitän zur See in the Kriegsmarine 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. Friedrich Böhme was captured by American troops in 1945 and was handed over to British forces. He was released in 1948.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
Cross of Honor
Destroyer War Badge
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (12 January 1940)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class (3 June 1940)^[1]
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
Narvik Shield
German Cross in Gold (25 March 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 August 1944 as Kapitän zur See and Einsatzleiter der Marine-Kleinkampfmittel in Frankreich ^[2]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b Dörr 1995, p. 61.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117.

Bibliography

Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1:A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2453-0.
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of Z22 Anton Schmitt 31 May 1938 – 11 April 1940	Succeeded by Sunk in First Battle of Narvik
Preceded by None	Commander of Z23 15 September 1940 – 12 May 1942	Succeeded by Fregattenkapitän Heinrich Wittig

Persondata
Name	Boehme, Friedrich
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	8 May 1899
Place of birth	Varel, Germany
Date of death	21 September 1984
Place of death	Glücksburg, Germany