Franz Böhme
Austrian WW2 general (1885-1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Franz Friedrich Böhme (15 April 1885 – 29 May 1947) was an Army officer who served in succession with the Austro-Hungarian Army, the Austrian Army and the German Wehrmacht. He rose to the rank of general during World War II, serving as Commander of the XVIII Mountain Corps, Hitler's Plenipotentiary Commanding General (Bevollmächtigter Kommandierender General) in the Balkans, and commander-in-chief in German-occupied Norway during World War II. After the war, Böhme was transferred to U.S. custody as a defendant in the Hostages Trial on charges of having massacred thousands of Serbian civilians. He committed suicide in prison.
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Franz Böhme | |
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Born | 15 April 1885 Zeltweg, Styria, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 29 May 1947(1947-05-29) (aged 62) Nuremberg, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany |
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Allegiance | Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Germany |
Service/ | Austro-Hungarian Army Bundesheer Wehrmacht |
Years of service | 1900–1938 (Austria) 1938–1945 (Germany) |
Rank | Generalmajor (Austria) General der Gebirgstruppe (Germany) |
Commands held | 32nd Infantry Division XVIII Mountain Corps 20th Mountain Army |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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