Botho Kollberg
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Botho Kollberg
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Born | (1898-07-11)11 July 1898 Neuhäuser[disambiguation needed] |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Gatchina |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1915–20 1934–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
Commands held | Infanterie-Regiment 23 |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Other work | Bank Manager |
Botho Kollberg (11 July 1898 – 24 January 1944) 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 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. Kolberg was killed during the Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive to relief the Siege of Leningrad. As a result he was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge
- in Black (?)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 11 January 1942 as Major in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 2[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 6 September 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 23[3]
- 384th Oak Leaves on 8 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 23[4]
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External links
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 11th Infantry Division
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1 Knight's Cross with the 13. Feld-Division (L). 2 Oak Leaves in fortress Posen
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