Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege

Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege (11 November 1889 – 31 December 1965) was a German general who held several Corps level commands during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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. Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (30 September 1914)
 * 1st Class (6 February 1917)
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 in 1934
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (16 June 1940)
 * 1st Class (16 June 1940)
 * Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (18 October 1941)
 * Eastern Front Medal (6 August 1942)
 * German Cross in Gold (13 January 1943)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 22 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 7
 * 594th Oak Leaves on 21 September 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXXXIII.Armee-Korps
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (11 October 1943)
 * Ärmelband “Kurland”