Theodor Bohlmann-Combrinck

Theodor Bohlmann-Combrinck
Born	18 November 1891 Delmenhorst
Died	18 November 1956 (aged 65) Bad Honnef
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–20 1935–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Schützen-Regiment 111
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of Denmark Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Theodor Bohlmann-Combrinck (18 November 1891 – 18 November 1956) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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. Theodor Bohlmann-Combrinck was captured by Allied troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (25 December 1914)
  • 1st Class (31 May 1917)
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (14 October 1939)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver (20 July 1941)
• Panzer Badge in Bronze (7 February 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal (27 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1941 as Oberst and commander of Schützen-Regiment 111 ^[1]

References

Citations

1. 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.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945 (In German)