Erwin Bohlken

Erwin Bohlken
Born	9 July 1919 Osternburg
Died	6 November 1954 (aged 35) Prisser
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer Bundesgrenzschutz
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Oberfeldwebel (Bundesgrenzschutz)
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 1
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erwin Bohlken (9 July 1919 – 6 November 1954) was officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II who was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.^[1] After the war Erwin Bohlken joined the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards).

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 July 1941)^[2]
  • 1st Class (6 September 1942)^[2]
• Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge
  • in Bronze (30 March 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1945 as Feldwebel and platoon leader in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 1^[1]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 232.
2. Wegmann 2004, p. 151.

Bibliography

• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Wegmann, Günter (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 1: A–E [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa: Panzer Force Volume 1: A–E] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2322-1.