Hans Boelsen
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Born6 March 1894
Died24 October 1960 (aged 66)
Allegiance
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1919)
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1919)
Nazi GermanyBranchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Hans Boelsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 March 1894 |
| Died | 24 October 1960 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Service years | 1914–1919 1934–1945 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | |
| Conflicts | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans Boelsen (6 March 1894 – 24 October 1960) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. During his time in command of the 114th Jäger Division, the unit was complicit in two massacres in Italy, in the towns of Filetto di Camarda and Gubbio. Boelsen was never prosecuted for these crimes.[1][2]
