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Franz Friedrich Böhme was an Austrian and Nazi German military officer who served as a soldier and general. Born in Zeltweg in 1885, he began his work period in 1900. He held the rank of General of Mountain Troops and was a member of the Austro-Hungarian Army. His military service included participation in World War I, specifically on the Eastern Front and Italian Front, as well as World War II.
Böhme received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He was a participant in the Hostages Trial. He died in Nuremberg in 1947 by suicide, with the cause of death recorded as falling.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1885–1947
- Nationality
- AT
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 5 libraries
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Key facts
- Born
- 15 April 1885, Zeltweg , Styria , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 29 May 1947 (1947-05-29) (aged 62), Nuremberg , Bavaria , Allied-occupied Germany
- Buried
- St. Leonhard-Friedhof, Graz , Austria
- Allegiance
- Austria-Hungary , First Austrian Republic , Nazi Germany
- Branch
- Austro-Hungarian Army , Austrian Armed Forces , Wehrmacht
- Service years
- 1900–1938, 1938–1945
- Rank
- Generalmajor , General der Gebirgstruppe
- Commands
- 32nd Infantry Division , XVIII Mountain Corps , 20th Mountain Army
- Conflicts
- World War I , World War II
- Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Franz
- Family name
- Böhme
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nazi Germany
- Place of birth
- Zeltweg
- Place of death
- Nuremberg
- Occupation
- military officer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- Hostages Trial
- Conflict
- Italian Front
- Military branch
- Austro-Hungarian Army
- Military rank
- soldier
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J21813, Franz Böhme.jpg
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- Commons category
- Franz Böhme
- date of birth
- 1885-04-15
- date of death
- 1947-05-29
- manner of death
- Suicide
- allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- name in native language
- Franz Böhme
- start of work period
- 1900-00-00
- birth name
- Franz Friedrich Böhme
- end of work period
- 1945-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Franz Friedrich Böhme (15 April 1885 – 29 May 1947) was a German-Austrian soldier 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.
Biography
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