Hermann Boehm (admiral)

Hermann Boehm
Generaladmiral
Commands held	SMS Hessen Naval Region North Sea Fleet Commander of the Kriegsmarine Commanding Admiral, Norway
Battles/wars	World War I Spanish Civil War World War II

Hermann Boehm (18 January 1884,

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Military service

Boehm joined the

in 1920 he was recalled to it, mainly serving in staff posts until 1933.

On 3 October 1933 Boehm was made the commander of the Hessen for a year, until he was promoted to Konteradmiral in autumn 1934 and appointed commander in chief of the navy's reconnaissance forces. From 25 August 1936 to 3 August 1937, during the opening stages of the Spanish Civil War, he commanded the German naval forces off the Spanish coast. On 1 April 1937 he was promoted to vice admiral and put in command of the North Sea Station. Early in 1938 he became a full admiral and in November the same year Flottenchef (fleet commander).

Shortly after the

on 1 April the following year. In March 1943 he was recalled from Norway and on 31 May that year officially discharged from active service, effective on the following 1 June. From 1 March 1944 to 31 March 1945 he commanded the inspectorate of the Kriegsmarine's education programme, at the end of which post he was fully discharged from the Kriegsmarine.

Decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
• Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with swords
• Friedrich-August-Kreuz 2nd and 1st class
• Verwundetenabzeichen (1918) in black
• Medalla de la Campaña
• Spanish Cross
• Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st class
• Anschluss Medal
• Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd and 1st class
• German Cross in Gold on 20 November 1941

Bibliography

• (in German) Hans H. Hildebrand und Ernest Henriot: Deutschlands Admirale 1849-1945 Band 1: A-G, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1988,
  ISBN 3-7648-1499-3
  , p 126-127

External links

• Newspaper clippings about Hermann Boehm in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW