Max von Boehn (general)

Max von Boehn
Boehn in 1917
Born(1850-08-16)16 August 1850
Bromberg, Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
(now Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomerania, Poland)
Died18 February 1921(1921-02-18) (aged 70)
Sommerfeld, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic
(now Lubsko, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland)
Allegiance Kingdom of Prussia (1867–1918)
German Empire (1871–1918)
Weimar Republic (1918–1919)
BranchPrussian Army
Imperial German Army
Reichsheer
Service years1867–1919
Rank Generaloberst
Commands
ConflictsFranco-Prussian War
First World War
AwardsPour le Mérite
Order of the Black Eagle
RelationsJulius Heinrich von Boehn

Max Ferdinand Karl von Boehn (16 August 1850 − 18 February 1921) was a Prussian and German officer who served in the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. He reached the rank of Generaloberst and held several high commands in World War I. He was decorated with the Pour le Mérite with Oakleaves, Prussia's highest award for military valor.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.