(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hermann Böhme
Born: 29 Nov 1896 in Freiberg, Saxony (Sachsen)
Died: 29 Oct 1968 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (01 Apr 1915); Leutnant (16 Apr 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (01 Feb 1931); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Nov 1940); Generalmajor (07 Sep 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 177th Infantry-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-20 Feb 1915)
In the Field with the 177th Infantry-Regiment (20 Feb 1915-16 Apr 1915)
Transferred as Platoon-Leader in the 243rd Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (16 Apr 1915-02 Dec 1916)
Ordinance-Officer and Signals-Officer in the Staff of the 177th Infantry-Regiment (02 Dec 1916-28 Apr 1917)
Company-Leader in the 177th Infantry-Regiment (28 Apr 1917-19 Jul 1917)
Detached to MG-Training-Course (19 Jul 1917-23 Aug 1917)
Company-Leader in the 177th Infantry-Regiment (23 Aug 1917-07 Nov 1917)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 177th Infantry-Regiment (07 Nov 1917-31 Jan 1919)
Detached as Inspections-Officer to the War Ministry of the Republic of Lithuania (31 Jan 1919-31 Mar 1919)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 56th Volunteer-Infantry-Regiment (31 Mar 1919-10 Dec 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 20th Volunteer-Infantry-Regiment (10 Dec 1919-01 Mar 1920)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 37th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1920-27 Sep 1920)
Company-Officer in the 11th Infantry-Regiment (27 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 11th Mounted-Regiment and Detached for Subsidiary-Leadership-Training in the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Transferred back into the 11th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-15 Mar 1928)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 11th Infantry-Regiment (15 Mar 1928-12 Sep 1930)
Transferred to the Command-Office Berlin and Detached to Reinhardt-Courses (clandestine War Academy) (12 Sep 1930-01 Jun 1931)
Detached to the RWM (01 Jun 1931-01 Feb 1932)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Feb 1932-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 10th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-18 Jan 1936)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 8th Division (18 Jan 1936-25 Mar 1938)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the II. Army-Corps (25 Mar 1938-01 Nov 1939)
Group-Director in the Defence-Operations-Staff, Department for State-Defence, OKW (01 Nov 1939-27 Jun 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of the German Armistice-Commission (27 Jun 1940-15 Mar 1943)
Führer-reserve OKH (15 Mar 1943-01 May 1943)
Commander of the 121st Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1943-02 Aug 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 370th Infantry-Division (02 Aug 1943-07 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 73rd Infantry-Division (07 Sep 1943-13 May 1944)
In Soviet Captivity, Captured near Sevastopol (13 May 1944-06 Oct 1955)
Released (06 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
- RK des Kgl. Sächs. Militär St. Heinrichs-Ordens
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Verdienstordens mit Schwertern
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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