Oskar von Boddien

Oskar von Boddien
Born	19 April 1900 Neuruppin
Died	6 January 1942(1942-01-06) (aged 41) Yevpatoria, Ukraine
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1942
Rank	Oberst (Posthumously)
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of the Netherlands Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Oskar von Boddien (19 April 1900 – 6 January 1942) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the IV. corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Oskar von Boddien was killed 6 January 1942 near Yevpatoria, Ukraine. He was posthumously promoted to Oberst and was awarded Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 2 October 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22^[1]
  • 58th Oak Leaves on 8 January 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22^[2]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 116.
2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 52.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztrager 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com

Persondata
Name	Boddien, Oskar von
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	19 April 1900
Place of birth	Neuruppin, Germany
Date of death	6 January 1942
Place of death	Eupatoria, Ukraine