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Hans Boelsen






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Hans Boelsen
Born6 March 1894
Emden
Died24 October 1960(1960-10-24) (aged 66)
Frankfurt am Main
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1919)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Years of service1914–19
1934–45
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands held
  • 26th Panzer Division
  • 114th Jäger Division
  • 18th Panzergrenadier Division
    • Battles/warsWorld War I
    World War II
    AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

    Hans Boelsen (6 March 1894 – 24 October 1960) was a general in the WehrmachtofNazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. During his time in command of the 114th Jäger Division, the unit was complicit in two massacres in Italy, in the towns of Filetto di Camarda and Gubbio. Boelsen was never prosecuted for these crimes.[1][2]

    Awards and decorations[edit]

    References[edit]

    Citations[edit]

    1. ^ "Madonna dell'Albero, Ravenna, 27.11.1944" (in Italian). Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  • ^ "114. Jäger-Division" (in Italian). Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  • ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 48.
  • ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117.

    • Bibliography[edit]

    • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 1986]. 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.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
    • Military offices
    Preceded by

    Generalleutnant Walter Fries

    		 Commander of 29th Panzergrenadier Division
    5 March 1944 – 20 March 1944     		Succeeded by

    Generalleutnant Walter Fries

    Preceded by

    General der Panzertruppe Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz

    		 Commander of 26th Panzer Division
    11 April 1944 – 7 May 1944     		Succeeded by

    Generalleutnant Eduard Crasemann

    Preceded by

    Generalleutnant Alexander Bourquin

    		 Commander of 114th Jäger Division
    19 May 1944 – 19 July 1944     		Succeeded by

    Generalmajor Hans-Joachim Ehlert

    Preceded by

    Generalleutnant Karl-Ludwig Zutavern

    		 Commander of 18th Panzergrenadier Division
    10 September 1944 – 1 January 1945     		Succeeded by

    Generalmajor Josef Rauch


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