Franz Böhme
Military Person
1885 – 1947
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Who was Franz Böhme?
Franz Friedrich Böhme was an Austrian military officer. He served in the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I, and later as a General der Gebirgstruppe in the German Army, serving as Commander of the XVIII Mountain Corps, Hitler's 'Plenipotentiary Commanding General' on the Balkan, and Commander-in-Chief in German-occupied Norway during World War II. Böhme stood trial in Nuremberg for having massacred thousands of Serbian civilians. He committed suicide in prison.
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- Born
- Apr 15, 1885
Zeltweg - Also known as
- Franz Bohme
- Nationality
- Germany
- Austria
- Nazi Germany
- Austria-Hungary
- Died
- May 29, 1947
Nuremberg - Resting place
- St. Leonhard-Friedhof
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on July 23, 2013
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