Date of birth:

August 25th, 1915 (Kassel/Hesse-Nassau, Germany)

Date of death:

August 27th, 1944 (Lomza, Poland)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
1936: Leutnant;
March 1st, 1939: Oberleutnant;
July 1st, 1941: Rittmeister;
Jene 1st, 1943: Major;
December 1st, 1943: Oberstleutnant;
?: Oberst (posthumously).

Career:
April 1st, 1934: Reiterregiment 15, Paderborn;
January 18th, 1942 - August 1942: Taktiklehrer Schule für Schnelle Truppen in Krampnitz;
August 1942 - February 12th, 1943: Taktiklehrer Stab des "Ausbildungsleiters für Kavallerie in Rumänien";
?: Reiterverband Boeselanger;
April 1st, 1943 - March 1944: Kommandeur Kavallerie-Regiment Mitte;
March 1944 - August 27th, 1944: Kommandeur 3. Kavallerie-Brigade.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Chef I. / reitende Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6 / 6. Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

January 18th, 1941

On the 09.06.1940 Boeselager and a handful of the men from his Schwadron swam across the Seine river and created a bridgehead on the opposite bank. Boeselager went on to expand this bridgehead by seizing the village of Villers. Later, on the 16.06.1940, he led his Schwadron in a flank attack against the French and succeeded in capturing a battery that was significantly hindering the forward progress of the Vorausabteilung.

Boeselager was awarded the Knight’s Cross for distinguishing himself during these two actions.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Rittmeister

Unit:

Chef 1. / Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6

Awarded on:

December 31st, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Führer 3. Kavallerie Brigade

Awarded on:

November 28th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Received for his actions in bridging the Seine near Les Andelys on 13 June 1940.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded for:

Operation Fall Weiss

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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  - Andrew Straube via Death-Cards.com