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Franz Friedrich Böhme

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Birthplace: Zeltweg, Judenburg, Styria, Austria
Death: May 29, 1947 (62)
Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, BY, Germany
Managed by: Alex Bickle
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About Franz Böhme

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_B%C3%B6hme

Franz Friedrich Böhme (15 April 1885 – 29 May 1947) was an Army officer who served in succession with the Austro-Hungarian Army, the Austrian Army and the German Wehrmacht. He rose to the rank of general during World War II, serving as Commander of the XVIII Mountain Corps, Hitler's Plenipotentiary Commanding General (Bevollmächtigter Kommandierender General) in the Balkans, and commander-in-chief in German-occupied Norway during World War II. After the war, Böhme was transferred to U.S. custody as a defendant in the Hostages Trial on charges of having massacred thousands of Serbian civilians. He committed suicide in prison.

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Franz Böhme's Timeline

1885
April 15, 1885
Zeltweg, Judenburg, Styria, Austria
1947
May 29, 1947
Age 62
Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, BY, Germany