Johannes de Boer
| Johannes de Boer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 September 1897 Altona |
| Died |
14 March 1986 (aged 88) Hamburg |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
1914–20 1935–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held |
26. Infanterie-Division 280. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles/wars |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Other work | Police officer |
Johannes de Boer (5 September 1897 – 14 March 1986) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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. Johannes de Boer was captured by British troops in May 1945 in Norway and was held until 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Crimea Shield
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (22 January 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 June 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 22[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 Wehrmachtteile [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.
- Huß, Jürgen; Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck 1939–1945] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-79-9.
- 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 | ||
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| Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese |
Commander of 26. Infanterie-Division 5 August 1943 - 10 August 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Heinz Kokott |
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl von Beeren |
Commander of 280. Infanterie-Division 10 November 1944 - 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
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