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Generalleutnant John (Johann) de Boer

Born: 05 Sep 1897 in Altona

Died: 14 Mar 1986 in Hamburg

Promotions:

Gefreiter (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 - 1948)

Released (1948)

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