(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Dr.rer.pol.,Dr.jur. Hans Boelsen
Born: 06 Mar 1894 in Emden
Died: 24 Oct 1960 in Frankfurt, Main
Diploma In Economics: 1922
Doctorate In Political Science: 1923
Doctorate In Jurisprudence 1928
Promotions:
Fähnrich (06 Apr 1915); Leutnant (21 Jun 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant (19 Dec 1919); Hauptmann (15 Jul 1934); Major (01 Jan 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1941); Oberst (01 Mar 1942); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1944); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Aug 1914)
War-Volunteer in the 110th Grenadier-Regiment (17 Aug 1914-22 Oct 1914)
Transferred into the 112th Infantry-Regiment (22 Oct 1914-05 Dec 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 180th Infantry-Regiment (05 Dec 1914-06 Apr 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 180th Infantry-Regiment (06 Apr 1915-08 Jun 1915)
Wounded, in hospital (08 Jun 1915-13 Jul 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the Replacement-Battalion of the 180th Infantry-Regiment, later the 2nd Replacement-MG-Company (13 Jul 1915-17 Mar 1916)
MG-Platoon-Leader and Ordinance-Officer in the 247th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (17 Mar 1916-29 Aug 1916)
Taken ill, in hospital (29 Aug 1916-11 Dec 1916)
Platoon-Leader in the 2nd Replacement-MG-Company (11 Dec 1916-17 Jan 1917)
Battalion-Adjutant, Ordinance-Officer with the Regiments-Staff and Temporary-Regiments-Adjutant of the 476th Infantry-Regiment (17 Jan 1917-01 Aug 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 242nd Infantry-Division (01 Aug 1918-17 Dec 1918)
Company and Platoon Leader in the Territorial-Rifle-Corps, later renamed 7th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (17 Dec 1918-03 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the Processing-Office of the 180th Infantry-Regiment (03 Sep 1919-19 Dec 1919)
Retired (19 Dec 1919)
Studying of Law and State-Sciences, in 1926 in higher Administration-Service and Municipal Firms (01 Oct 1920-15 Jul 1934)
Reactivated to Army Service (15 Jul 1934)
With the I. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jul 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to Course with the Training-Staff of Infantry in Döberitz (16 Jul 1934-14 Sep 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Gießen (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 36th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Company-Chief in the 115th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
At the same time, Detached Staff-Officers-Course of the 33rd Division (21 Nov 1937-11 Dec 1937)
Tactics-Instructor at the War School Potsdam (10 Nov 1938-15 Oct 1939)
At the same time, Detached to the Infantry-School in Döberitz (17 Aug 1939-17 Oct 1939)
1st Adjutant (IIb) in the General-Command of the XXII. Army-Corps (15 Oct 1939-06 Mar 1940)
1st Adjutant (IIb) in the General-Command of Panzer-Group von Kleist (06 Mar 1940-13 Jul 1940)
1st Adjutant with the General-Command of XXII. Army-Corps (13 Jul 1940-16 Nov 1940)
1st Adjutant (IIb) in the General-Staff of the Panzer-Group 1 (16 Nov 1940-15 May 1941)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 111th Rifle-Regiment (15 May 1941-26 Jun 1941)
Wounded, in hospital (26 Jun 1941-18 Jul 1941)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District-Command III (18 Jul 1941-29 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 160th Motorcycle-Infantry-Battalion (29 Jul 1941-04 Dec 1941)
Taken ill, in hospital (04 Dec 1941-21 Feb 1942)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District-Command III (21 Feb 1942-01 Mar 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH, Detached to Infantry-School, Instruction-Battalion III, Döberitz (01 Mar 1942-09 Mar 1942)
Commander of nstruction-Staff III of the Infantry School Döberitz (09 Mar 1942-15 Jan 1943)
Transferred into the Staff of the Infantry-School Döberitz (15 Jan 1943-15 May 1943)
Commander of the 111th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (15 May 1943-01 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District-Command III (15 May 1943-10 Sep 1944)
Participated in the 8th Division Leaders Course in Döberitz (16 Nov 1943-14 Dec 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 29th Panzer-Grenadier-Division (05 Mar 1944-20 Mar 1944)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 26th Panzer-Division (11 Apr 1944-07 May 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 114th Jäger-Division (19 May 1944-18 Jul 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 26th Panzer-Division (19 Jul 1944-26 Aug 1944)
Commander of the 18th Panzer-Grenadier-Division (10 Sep 1944-04 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (04 Feb 1945-00 Mar 1945)
Commander of the Special-Purpose-Division 172 (00 Mar 1945-29 Mar 1945)
In captivity (29 Mar 1945-30 Jun 1947)
Released (30 Jun 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (2133): am 17.09.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 111
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (15/4): am 17.11.1941 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur Kradschützen-Bataillon 160
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Württembg. Militär-Verdienstordens: 11.01.1918
- 1914 EK I: 18.08.1917
- 1914 EK II: 11.04.1915
- Kgl. Württembg. Goldene Militär-Verdienstmedaille: 07.08.1916
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 06.06.1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer 1914/1918: 08.02.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I: 28.06.1941
- Spange zum EK II: 20.05.1940
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber: 10.09.1941
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Bronze: 18.10.1941
- Kgl. Bulgar. Tapferkeitsorden III. Klasse, I. Stufe: 10.12.1941
- Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres (1957): am 18.08.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 111/ Tat bei Kotschetowka am 11/12.07.1943


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