Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege | |
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Born | 11 November 1889 Ostrowo |
Died | 31 December 1965 Hildesheim | (aged 76)
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Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1913-45 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands held | 197th Infantry Division XXXXIII Army Corps 18th Army |
Battles/wars | Courland Pocket |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
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.