Boie, Claus, born on 10-01-1891 in Königsberg, Prussia, later famous as the Fortress of Königsberg,

who’s defender was General der Infanterie,
Otto Lach.

He joined the army as a Fähnrich in the 165
th Infantry Regiment. Boie participated on the Western Front in World War I and temporary leader of the III Battalion of the 165
th Infantry Regiment. Boie had several decorations during WWI. He was commander of the POW Camp in Quidlinburg

from 19-05-1919 to 12-07-1919. Boie remained in the Reichswehr and at the beginning of World War II, he was commanding the 130
th Infantry Regiment. After the Führer Reserve (see
Adolf Hitler) (
did you know) in 1940, he was commander of the 572
nd Infantry Regiment until 11-11-1942, as he again landed in the Reserve. His last command was Field commander 497 in Marseille, until he was in French captivity. Released on 14-03-1948 he lived in Lüneburg with fellow Generalleutnant der Kavallerie,
Commander of the Rear Army Area, Iwan Heunert, General der Infanterie,
Commander 14th Army
, Kurt von Tippelkirch and Field Marshal der Flieger,
Erhard Milch Death and burial ground of Boie, Claus.

Claus Boie died at the very old age of 91, on 28-08-1983, in Lüneburg. He is buried on the Zentral cemetery of Lüneburg, next to his “comrades”. Nearby the grave of Field Marshal
Erhard Milch.
