Georg Böning

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Georg Böning
Born	(1913-10-11)11 October 1913 Lage
Died	23 February 1945(1945-02-23) (aged 31) Heiderode, West Prussia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935 – 1945
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 412
Battles/wars	World War II Siege of Leningrad Battle of Narva (1944) Courland Pocket East Pomeranian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Böning (11 October 1913 – 23 February 1945) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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 (3 November 1942)
- 1st Class (28 March 1943)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (22 March 1944)
General Assault Badge (4 December 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 February 1943 as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel and platoon leader in the 13.(IG)/Grenadier-Regiment 412 ^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 227th Infantry Division

Stab	Wilhelm Berlin Friedrich von Scotti Georg von Unold Maximilian Wengler¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Harald Windschügl

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 328	Erich Deutschländer Josef Heinrichs Willi Rosin Wilhelm Warrelmann Hermann Weigel

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 366	Friedrich Allmacher Georg Einhoff Heinrich Hesse Walther Lämmel Hans Rittel Franz-Karl Schnarr Franz Uhren Maximilian Wengler¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 412	Georg Böning Josef Krings Karl Kunz Karl Wendt Friedrich Wimmer

Artillerie-Regiment 227	Hans Belzer Wilhelm Keppel

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 227	Benno Barall

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 227	Erich Rudat

¹ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 366, Swords with the Stab

Persondata
Name	Boening, Georg
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	11 October 1913
Place of birth	Lage, Germany
Date of death	23 February 1945
Place of death	Heiderode, West Prussia

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