Franz Böhme
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Franz Böhme
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| Born | 15 April 1885 Zeltweg, Duchy of Styria, Austria-Hungary now Austria |
| Died | 29 May 1947 (aged 62) Nuremberg, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Buried at | St. Leonhard-Friedhof, Graz, Austria |
| Allegiance |
 Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch |
Austro-Hungarian Army Bundesheer Wehrmacht |
| Years of service | 1900–1938 (Austria) 1938–1945 (Germany) |
| Rank |
Generalmajor (Austria) General der Gebirgstruppe (Germany) |
| Commands held |
32nd Infantry Division XVIII Mountain Corps 20th Mountain Army |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Franz Friedrich Böhme (15 April 1885 – 29 May 1947) was an Austrian general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, serving as Commander of the XVIII Mountain Corps, Hitler's 'Plenipotentiary Commanding General' in the Balkans, and commander-in-chief in German-occupied Norway during World War II. Böhme stood trial in Nuremberg in the Hostages Trial for having massacred thousands of Serbian civilians. He committed suicide in prison.
During the opening years of World War II, Böhme held command of the 30th Infantry Division and 32nd Infantry Division, taking part in the invasion of Poland in September 1939 and in the Battle of France in May and June 1940. On 29 June 1940, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Between 16 September 1941 and 2 December 1941, as Commanding General and Commander of Serbia, Böhme ordered the reprisal executions of 2,000 communists and Jews in Topola after a partisan assault on 22 soldiers of the 421 Korps-Nachrichten-Abteilung.
In December 1943, Böhme was appointed Deputy Commanding General of the XVIII Corps and Commander of Wehrkreis [Military District] XVIII, Salzburg. O4 June 1944, he was delegated with the leadership of the Second Panzer Army in the Balkans, Böhme succeeding Generaloberst Dr. jur. Lothar Rendulic.
In July 1944, Böhme was transferred to the Army's High Command Leader Reserve, giving up control of the 2nd Panzer Army to General Maximilian de Angelis. Between 8 January 1945 and 7 May 1945, he was Armed Forces Commander of Norway and Commander-in-Chief of the 20th Mountain Army.
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