Max Böhrendt
Max Böhrendt | |
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Born |
Einlage | 24 August 1908
Died |
31 March 1997 88) Horb am Neckar | (aged
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1935–45 |
Rank | Hauptmann |
Unit | Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Other work | Police officer |
Max Böhrendt (24 August 1908 – 31 March 1997) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (20 July 1940)
- 1st Class (14 December 1941)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (?)
- in Silver (26 January 1943)
- West Wall Medal (15 March 1940)
- General Assault Badge (8 January 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 February 1943 as Oberleutnant and Flak Zugführer (platoon leader) in Stabskompanie / Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland" [1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 117.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [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.
- 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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