Herbert von Böckmann

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Herbert von Böckmann
Born	24 July 1886 Bremen
Died	10 March 1974(1974-03-10) (aged 87) Baden-Baden
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1943)
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1905 - 1943
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	11. Infanterie-Division L. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War Annexation of Memel Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Herbert von Böckmann (24 July 1886 – 3 March 1974), sometimes spelt Boeckmann, was a German general who commanded the L Armeekorps during the Second World War. 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. Herbert von Böckmann was discharged from the armed forces 31 March 1943 because of his age.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg)
Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary)
Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Memel Medal
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (15 September 1939)
- 1st Class (4 October 1939)
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 11. Infanterie Division ^[1]
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1942)

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 116.

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.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Max Bock	Commander of 11. Infanterie-Division 23 October 1939 – 26 January 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Siegfried Thomaschki
Preceded by General der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel	Commander of L. Armeekorps 3 March 1942 – 20 July 1942	Succeeded by General der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 11th Infantry Division

Stab	Herbert von Böckmann Karl Burdach Gerhard Feyerabend Hellmuth Reymann¹ (Oak Leaves) Siegfried Thomaschki (Oak Leaves)	50px\|link=\|alt=

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 2	Robert Berger Josef Block Ernst Born Franz Dutter Heinz-Martin Egon Holzapfel Ernst Michael Josef Papesch Günther Ramser Horst Schaumann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 23	Konrad Fels Erich Klawe (Oak Leaves) Botho Kollberg (Oak Leaves) Hans Niedzwetzki Manfred Schulz Hans Wahl

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 44	Artur Bahr Johann Bloch Werner Buxa Werner Heyduck Heinz-Joachim Hoffmann Wilhelm Kern Heinz-Oskar Laebe (Oak Leaves) Alfred Lanz Egon von der Marwitz Herbert Reimann Heinz Ritter Gerhard Schurreit Gustav Wagner

Artillerie-Regiment 11	Hermann Nitsch Alfred Sekund Arno Wienrich

Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1011	Helmut Gutheit

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 11	Otto Milek

¹ Knight's Cross with the 13. Feld-Division (L)

Authority control	VIAF: 12750627 GND: 104873256

Persondata
Name	Boeckmann, Herbert, von
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	24 July 1886
Place of birth	Bremen, Germany
Date of death	3 March 1974
Place of death	Baden-Baden, Germany

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