Hans Freiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld

Hans Freiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld
Birth date	9 June 1889
Place of birth	Eisenach, Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empire
Death date	20 November 1980 (aged 91)
Place of death	Felsberg, Hesse, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic National Socialist Germany
Service/branch	Prussian Army Imperial German Army Reichswehr Heer
Years of service	1910–1945
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	4th Rifle Brigade 7th Rifle Brigade 4th Panzer Division 23rd Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Poland Campaign Western Campaign Operation Barbarossa Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	∞ 1920 Gummet Töttermann
Other work	Lord of the manor

Wilhelm Georg Gustav Botho Rudolf Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg und Lengsfeld (9 June 1889 – 20 November 1980) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht, finally Lieutenant General and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in World War II.

Life

• 28 April 1938 Serious accident with a "motor vehicle" (Panzer) on the Erfurt drill ground (Drosselberg)
  • internal injuries, military hospital Erfurt

WWII

• 24 October with effect from 23 October 1939 Appointed commander of the 4. Schützen-Brigade
• 24 July 1940 Führerreserve (OKH) and delegated with the leadership of the 4. Panzer-Division until 3 September 1940
• 5 October 1940 Appointed commander of the 7. Schützen-Brigade in France
• 10 September 1941 Führerreserve (OKH)
• 30 September with effect from 25 September 1941 Appointed commander of the 23. Panzer-Division
• 28 June 1942 Relieved of his command due to the Reichel incident (1942)
• 26 August 1942 Again appointed commander of the 23. Panzer-Division
• 28 December 1942 Führerreserve (OKH) after rupture of the urethra; military hospital
• 9 March with effect from 1 April 1943 Commanded to the Military Commander in France (MBF) Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel
  • Hotel Majestic, Paris
• 14 April with effect from 1 May 1943 Appointed commandant the Greater Paris Command
  • he spoke French and English fluently
• 20 February 1945 Appointed commandant of the Bergen military training area

Death

Lieutenant General (ret.) Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld, the last male descendant of the “Boyneburg-Lengsfeld” family in Germany, died in 1980 in Felsberg-Altenburg (Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse), his urn was buried behind the manor house of the family estate

Family

On 21 May 1920 in Helsingfors (Helsinki), 1st Lieutenant Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg und Lengsfeld married his fiancée (obtained permission to marry on 19 April 1920) Gummet Johanna Töttermann (b. 6 December 1889), daughter of the wealthy shipowner Eric Töttermann. They would have two daughters:

• Beatrix Wilhelmine Sigrid Gummet Freiin von Boineburg-Lengsfeld (b. 1 April 1921 in Erfurt; d. 2012), Forstwirtin (head of the forestry business of the family estates)
• Brita Hildegard "Hilde" Helene Freiin von Boineburg-Lengsfeld (b. 30 June 1927 in Erfurt), Dr. med.

Promotions

• 1 October 1910 Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate)
• 24 February 1911 Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (Officer Candidate with Corporal/NCO/Junior Sergeant rank)
• 23 May 1911 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
• 22 May 1912 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) with Patent from 18 May 1910
• 18 October 1915 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
• 28 September 1921 Rittmeister with effect from 1 September 1921
  • 1 February 1922 received Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 September 1921
• 1 October 1932 Major
• 1 June 1935 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
• 1 October 1937 Oberst (Colonel)
• 15 September 1941 Generalmajor (Major General) with effect and RDA from 1 October 1941
• 16 November 1942 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) with effect and RDA from 1 December 1942

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class
  • 2nd Class on 29 September 1914
  • 1st Class on 1 October 1917
• Saxon Albert Order (Albrechts-Orden), Knight's Cross 2nd Class with Swords (SA3b⚔) on 3 February 1915
• Order of the White Falcon (Hausorden vom Weißen Falken), Knight's Cross 2nd Class with Swords (GSF3b⚔/SF3b⚔) on 9 June 1915
• Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Wilhelm Ernst War Cross (GSK/SW) on 1 December 1917
• Knight of Honour (Ehrenritter) of the Johanniter-Orden on 23 June 1922
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords on 20 December 1934
• Hungarian World War Commemorative Medal (Ungarische Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille) with Swords
• Austrian War Commemorative Medal (Österreichische Kriegserinnerungsmedaille) with Swords
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 1st Class for 25 years on 2 October 1936
• Repetition Clasp 1939 to the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class
  • 2nd Class on 24 September 1939
  • 1st Class on 1 October 1939
• Panzer Badge (Panzerkampfabzeichen) in Bronze on 17 July 1940
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940 as Colonel and Commander of the 4. Schützen-Brigade