Hans Boelsen
German general and Knight's Cross recipients

Hans Boelsen

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German general and Knight's Cross recipients
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6 March 1894(Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany)
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24 October 1960(Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Hesse, Germany)
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Hans Boelsen (6 March 1894 – 24 October 1960) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • German Cross in Gold on 17 November 1941 as Oberstleutnant in Kradschützen-Bataillon 160 (motorized)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1943 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111