Johannes Boje

Johannes Boje
Born	23 June 1901 Niebüll
Died	26 June 1944 (aged 43) Kabanowka
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to ?)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1918–? 1935–44
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 37
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Operation Bagration
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police Officer

Johannes Boje (23 June 1901 – 26 June 1944) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Johannes Boje was killed 26 June 1944 during Operation Bagration.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (21 June 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 August 1943)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 January 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 37^[2]

References

Citations

1. Huß and Viohl 2003, p. 30.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 118.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Huß, Jürgen; Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck 1939–1945] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-79-9.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.