Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege
Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege (11 November 1889 – 31 December 1965) was a German general during World War II who held several corps level commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Boege surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955. Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (30 September 1914) & 1st Class (6 February 1917) Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 June 1940) &1st Class (16 June 1940) German Cross in Gold on 13 January 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of the 197. Infanterie-Division Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 22 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 7 Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXXXIII. Armee-Korps References Citations Bibliography 1889 births 1965 deaths German Army generals of World War II Generals of Infantry (Wehrmacht) People from Ostrów Wielkopolski Military personnel from the Province of Posen German Army personnel of World War I Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class