Bio of Oberst Oskar von Boddien (1900-1942)

Oskar von Boddien (19 April 1900 - 6 January 1942) enteredd the Oranienstein cadet institute and the main cadet institute Groß-Lichterfelde and at the age of 17 became a soldier in the Hessian Life Guard Infantry Regiment No. 115 in Darmstadt. A year later he was promoted to lieutenant. After the war he served for a long time in the 14th Reiter Regiment in Ludwigslust and was promoted to Rittmeister on December 21, 1930. On April 1, 1937, he was promoted to major in the staff of the 13th Cavalry Regiment. When the war broke out, he was in command of the 22nd Reconnaissance Division. Promoted to lieutenant colonel on September 1, 1940, he also led his department in the Eastern campaign. After the crossing over the Dnieper near Berislav, he and his department defended an important road junction well in front of their own lines for four days, which made it possible to advance quickly to the Crimean peninsula. For this he was awarded the oak leaves on October 2, 1941. During the Russian counter-offensive on the Crimean peninsula in January 1942, Lieutenant Colonel von Boddin was killed during the fighting in Evpatoria on January 6, 1942. Posthumously on January 8, 1942, he was awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, and he was also promoted to Colonel.

19.04.1900 geboren in Neuruppin/Mark Brandenburg
00.00.0000 Besuch der Kadettenanstalt Oranienstein und Haupt-Kadettenanstalt Groß-Lichterfelde
00.00.1917 Soldat im Hessischen Leibgarde-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 115 in Darmstadt
00.00.1918 Beförderung zum Leutnant
21.12.1930 Beförderung zum Rittmeister
01.04.1937 Beförderung zum Major im Stab des Kavallerie-Regiments 13 in Lüneburg
18.08.1939 Teile des Regiment werden zur Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22 - Boddien wird Kommandeur
01.09.1940 Beförderung zum Oberstleutnant
06.01.1942 gefallen in der Stadt Eupatoria
08.01.1942 Posthum Verleihung des 58. Eichenlaubs der Wehrmacht und Beförderung zum Oberst
09.01.1942 Beerdigung
26.01.1942 Trauerfeier mit von Manstein und Wolff

Medals and Decorations:
08.01.1942 Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz
06.10.1942 Militärorden Michael der Tapfere
02.10.1941 Ritterkreuz zum Eisernen Kreuz
30.08.1941 Anerkennungsurkunde
07.07.1941 Spange zum 1914 EK I
05.07.1941 Spange zum 1914 EK II
Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse 1914
Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse 1914
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

Source :
http://www.historic.de/Militar/Personen/Boddien/boddien.htm
https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/B/BoddinOv-R.htm