Hans Boeckh-Behrens

Hans Boeckh-Behrens
Born	27 November 1898 Wernigerode, German Empire
Died	13 February 1955(1955-02-13) (aged 56) NKVD special camp No. 48, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	32nd Infantry Division L Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Boeckh-Behrens (27 November 1898 – 13 February 1955) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Boeckh-Behrens surrendered to Soviet forces in May 1945 and died in captivity on 13 February 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 May 1915) and 1st Class (19 April 1916)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 September 1939) and 1st Class (1 October 1939)
• German Cross in Gold on 30 January 1943 as Oberst im Generalstab in the AOK 16
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 32. Infanterie-Division

References

Bibliography

• 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.