Franz Böhme
Franz Böhme | |
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Böhme in 1943 | |
| Born | 15 April 1885 Zeltweg, Styria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 29 May 1947 (aged 62) Nuremberg, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Buried | St. Leonhard-Friedhof, Graz, Austria |
| Allegiance | Austria-Hungary First Austrian Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service | Austro-Hungarian Army Austrian Armed Forces Wehrmacht |
| Years of service | 1900–1938 1938–1945 |
| Rank | Generalmajor General der Gebirgstruppe |
| Commands | 32nd Infantry Division XVIII Mountain Corps 20th Mountain Army |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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.