Johann de Boer

[hussar 4]

Hi,
Trying to find out background information about Johann de Boer, whether he was General staff or frontline anything else about him.

Thanks.

[Phil Nix]

Here is his entry in Keilig
Phil Nix

[Landwacht]

Phil, what is "Keilig", a research institute?

[Doktor Krollspell]

Hello Hussar 4!

Here are some short bios...

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Per ... /BoerJ.htm

http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.d ... tseite.htm


Regards,

Krollspell

[hussar 4]

A quick thanks from Kiwiland to the good folks who've answered so far. It has been a big help to me.

Regards Hussar 4!

[genstab]

Keilig is short for the book "Die Generale des Heeres" by Wolf Keilig, a one volume biographical dictionary of all the German generals of World War II. The above paragraph about De Boer is an example of an entry from Keilig. The book is out of print and copies can be pricey. You can check http://www.dealoz.com or http://www.addall.com (used and rare) to see if you can turn up an affordable copy. Published by Podzun-Pallas Verlag in 1983, It has some errors and omissions (of individual generals' command assignments; very few generals have been left out- about nine, and most of them were posthumous promotions of Obersts anyway) but in general is the best one volume source. Keilig also did a three volume set called Das Deutsche Heer 1933-1945 which I haven't seen.

Likewise when someone mentions Bradley they mean the series "Die General des Heeres 1921-1945" published by Bidlio Verlag, originally edited by Dermot Bradley. This set, seven volumes through the letter L so far, is incomplete and it's not known whether Biblio, evidently in trouble, will get it together to publish the remaining volumes- but it's the best source for the generals, listing their careers in detail- promotions, assignments, medals- and with a photo of each. It was no doubt compiled from the original officer personnel records in the Bundesarchiv-Militararchiv with augmentations. It does have some typos also though and a few omissions or inaccuracies.

[Landwacht]

thnx.

[ericv]

Hi,





Generalleutnant Johann de Boer
Born: 05 Sep 1897 in Altona
Died: 14 Mar 1986 in Hamburg
Promotions:
Gefreiter (00 Jul 1915); Unteroffizier (08 Feb 1917); Vizewachtmeister (16 May 1917); Leutnant der Reserve (22 Oct 1917); Polizei-Leutnant (01 Jul 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1923); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 May 1931); Hauptmann (15 Oct 1935); Major (01 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (17 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (15 Sep 1914); Active Officer (14 Jan 1919
War Volunteer in the 45th Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Sep 1914-02 Aug 1917)
Unteroffizier in the 223rd Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1917-14 Jan 1919)
Transferred to Border-Protection East, Brigade Grodno (14 Jan 1919-20 Feb 1919)
Transferred into the 12th Volunteer-Artillery-Regiment (20 Feb 1919-01 Nov 1919)
Transferred into the 7th Reichswehr-Light-Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1919-20 Dec 1919)
Transferred to Military-District-Command VI (20 Dec 1919-30 Jun 1920)
Retired from Army Service (30 Jun 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Jul 1920)
With Police-Department Mühlheim (01 Jul 1920-16 Feb 1921)
Transferred to the Police-Administration Hamburg (16 Feb 1921-01 Apr 1933)
Transferred to the Staff of the Police-Chief in Hamburg (01 Apr 1933-01 Jun 1934)
Transferred to the 11th Unit of the Hamburg Police (01 Jun 1934-13 Jul 1934)
Transferred to the 9th (13th)Unit of the Hamburg Police (13 Jul 1934-15 Nov 1934)
MG-Officer with the State-Police-Inspection in Hamburg (15 Nov 1934-07 Jan 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of the State-Police-Inspection in Hamburg (07 Jan 1935-30 Mar 1935)
Transferred to the 10th Unit in Bremen (30 Mar 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred into Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 56th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Battery-Chief in the 56th Artillery-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 58th Artillery-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-~30 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 22nd Artillery-Regiment (30 Sep 1939-25 Apr 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Apr 1943-05 Aug 1943)
At the same time, Detached to Division Leaders Course (03 May 1943-05 Aug 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 26th Infantry-Division (05 Aug 1943-01 Oct 1943)
Commander of the 26th Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1943-10 Nov 1944)
Commander of the 280th Infantry-Division (10 Nov 1944-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 14.06.1940 als Oberstleutnant und Komm. Artillerie-Regiment 22
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: 22.01.1942 als Oberst und Komm. Artillerie-Regiment 22
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- 1939 EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”
- Krimschild

regards