Nickname: Schorsch
Date of birth: 18 September 1913 - Albernau, Sachsen (German Empire)
Date of death: 8 June 1973 - Offenbach am Main, Hesse (West Germany)
Buried on: German War Cemetery Offenbach. Plot: II. Row: 4. Grave: 11/12
Service number: SS-Nr.: 122.362 // NSDAP-Nr.: 1.907.565
Religion: Gottgläubig (believe in God)
Parents: Gustav Bochmann and Anna Bochmann
Siblings: The third child
Spouse: married on 14.07.1944
Children: no data available
Promotions:
00.00.1933: SS-Anwärter
24.05.1934: SS-Mann
09.11.1934: SS-Sturmmann
00.12.1934: SS-Rottenführer
25.01.1935: SS-Unterscharführer
20.04.1936: SS-Untersturmführer
20.04.1937: SS-Obersturmführer
25.08.1939: SS-Hauptsturmführer
20.04.1942: SS-Sturmbannführer
09.11.1943: SS-Obersturmbannführer
09.11.1944: SS-Standartenführer
20.04.1945: SS-Oberführer RDA 01.03.1945
Career:
01.10.1930-02.05.1933: Hitlerjugend
14.03.1933: joined the NSDAP
14.03.1933-24.05.1934: joined the SS - SS-Sturm 2/ IV/ 7
SS-Mann, SS-Sonderkommando 'Sachsen' - Konzentrationlager Sachsenburg
24.05.1934-01.11.1934: 3. Hundertschaft / Politischen Bereitschaft Abteilung 'Sachsen'
01.11.1934-25.01.1935: 2./ III./ SS-Totenkopfsturmbann 'Sachsen'
25.01.1935: 15. Hundertschaft / SS-Totenkopfsturmbann 'Sachsen'
10.08.1935-14.12.1935: SS-Scharführer, Zugführer-Lehrgang - 11. Hundertschaft - SS-Wachtruppe 'Oberbayern'
20.08.1935-31.12.1935: 11. Sturm / SS-Wachtruppe 'Oberbayern' - Dachau
31.12.1935: SS-Haupscharführer proposed to be promoted to SS-Untersturmführer
31.12.1935-00.04.1936: Zugführer, 15. Hundertschaft / SS-Wachtruppe 'Sachsen'
00.04.1936-01.05.1937: Führer, 15. Hundertschaft / SS-Totenkopfsturmbann 'Sachsen'
01.05.1937-10.07.1937: Führer, 3. Hundertschaft / SS-Sturmbann I 'Oberbayern'
10.07.1937-01.11.1939: Führer, 2. Hundertschaft / I. Sturmbann / 1. SS-Totenkopfstandarte 'Oberbayern'
01.11.1939-27.03.1941: Chef, 14./ SS-Totenkopf-Infanterie-Regiment 1, SS-Totenkopf-Division
01.11.1939-14.11.1939: Panzerjäger, Pak Lehrgang - Infanterie-Schule Doberitz
01.11.1939-27.03.1941: SS-Hstuf, Kdr, 14./ SS (Panzerjäger) SS-Totenkopf Infanterie Regiment 1, SS-Totenkopf Division
Campaign in France
26.08.1940-03.09.1940: Lehrgang - 31. Infanterie-Division
26.11.1940-29.11.1940: Lehrgang - AOK 7
16.02.1941-16.03.1941: Lehrgang für Bataillons- und Abteilungsführer - Königsbrück
27.03.1941-00.06.1941: Chef, 2./ SS-Panzerjäger-Bataillon 3, SS-Totenkopf-Division
Campaign in Russia - Baltic to Leningrad
08.07.1941: WIA
00.06.1941-21.10.1942: Kommandeur, Panzerjäger-Abteilung / SS-Division 'Totenkopf'
00.08.1941: Lake Ilmen
00.01.1942: Demjansk Cauldron - contracted malaria
17.01.1942: WIA
14.04.1942-22.04.1942: Führer der SS-„Totenkopf"-Kampfgruppe 'Bochmann' - Demjansk
20.04.1942: WIA
21.10.1942-01.08.1943: SS-Stubaf, Kdr., II. (Stoß-)Bataillon / SS-Totenkopf-Schützen-Regimentes (mot.) 'Thule'
00.02.1943: Kommandeur, II. Abteilung / SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 'Totenkopf'
09.03.1943: strong reconnaissance unit sent to Katschalowka
10.03.1943: capture of the village of Krassnokutsk
17.03.1943: capture of the forest 3km southeast of Ssorokowka and of the villages Saroshnoje and Tetlega
01.08.1943-01.11.1943: Kommandeur, SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 'Totenkopf'
01.11.1943: severely WIA
10.02.1944-15.11.1944: SS-Ostubaf, Kommandeur, SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungs-Führerschule Arolsen
15.11.1944-20.11.1944: 2. SS-Panzer Division "Das Reich"
20.11.1944-03.01.1945: Kdr., SS-Panzer Regiment 9, 9. SS-Panzer Division 'Hohenstaufen'
03.01.1945-27.03.1945: Kdr., 18. SS-Panzergrenadier Division 'Horst Wessel' - Poland
09.03.1945: North of Ratibor
14.03.1945: ivo Langlieben, Kreuzlinden and Oberglaugau
19.03.1945: Deutsch-Mühlen
20.03.1945: Deutsch-Rasselwitz, Stubendorf and Hotzenplotz
27.03.1945: came into conflict with Generaloberst Schörner, refusing to lead what he deemed to be a suicidal attack, and he was stripped of his command
30.03.1945-08.05.1945: SS-Oberführer, Kdr., 17. SS-Panzergrenadier Division 'Götz von Berlichingen' - Bavaria
09.05.1945: surrendered to US troops in the Rottach-Egern region
Awards and Decorations:
DRL Sportabzeichen in Bronze
SA-Sportabzeichen in Bronze
SS-Ehrenring (Totenkopfring)
Ehrendegen des Reichsführers-SS (13 September 1936. Other sources give 20.04.1937)
SS-Dienstauszeichnung 4.Stufe (4 Jahre) (1938)
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938 (1939)
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 (1939)
Medaille zur Erinnerung an die Heimkehr des Memellandes (1939)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (20 June 1940)
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
Allgemeines-Sturmabzeichen (1941)
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz (July 1941. WIA 08.07.1941)
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse (8 July 1941)
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber (April 1942. WIA 08.07.1941 + 17.01.1942 + 20.04.1942)
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (3 May 1942) as SS-Hauptsturmführer and Kommandeur SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung "Totenkopf" / SS-Totenkopf-Division (or commander of a Kampfgruppe/Bataillon in the Demyansk Pocket).
In early 1942, the Totenkopf Division was trapped in the brutal Demyansk Pocket (southeast of Lake Ilmen, Soviet Union), where roughly 100,000 German troops endured a months-long Soviet encirclement amid savage winter fighting, supply shortages, and constant Red Army assaults. On 21 April 1942, Bochmann led his assault battalion in a fierce attack as part of Gruppe Eicke’s efforts to link up with relieving forces from Gruppe von Seydlitz.
The fighting for the village of Nowo-Ramuschewo was intense and close-quarters. Bochmann’s men stormed the village under his personal leadership at the front, displaying independent initiative and outstanding bravery. In brutal hand-to-hand combat with “blank weapons” (bayonets and close-range fire), they overpowered Soviet defenders, capturing the settlement by evening. The haul included 13 anti-tank guns (2.2 cm caliber) and 6 tractors, along with other materiel. This success enabled the first direct visual contact between the pocket’s defenders and the advancing relief spearheads west of the Lovat River, helping to stabilize the link-up and prevent the collapse of the sector.
The recommendation highlighted Bochmann’s “outstanding share in the success” through personal dedication and bold leadership in the savage fighting. The award recognized both his personal courage under fire and the tactical impact of securing this key position in one of the Eastern Front’s grueling defensive cauldrons.
Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille) (6 August 1942)
Demjanskschild (1943)
Mentioned in Wehrmachtbericht (19 March 1943)
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub #246 (17 May 1943) as SS-Sturmbannführer and Kommandeur II.Abteilung / SS-Kradschützen-Regiment “Thule” / SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Totenkopf". These actions occurred during and immediately after the Third Battle of Kharkov (February–March 1943), a major German counteroffensive that recaptured the city and blunted a Soviet winter offensive. Bochmann’s motorized/motorcycle infantry battalion played a key role in aggressive reconnaissance, rapid assaults, and flank security amid fluid, high-intensity mobile warfare against numerically superior Soviet forces.
9 March 1943: From a security line at Schelstowo, Bochmann personally led an armed reconnaissance raid deep into enemy territory toward Katschalowka (about 13 km ahead of friendly lines). The surprise attack caught Soviet forces off guard, inflicting heavy casualties, capturing 4 operational trucks and a 7.62 cm anti-tank gun, and destroying several guns, vehicles, and sledges—all without friendly losses.
10 March 1943: His battalion received orders to seize Krassnokutsk quickly. Bochmann drove with the point platoon, gaining real-time intelligence on enemy dispositions. As darkness fell, instead of risking a costly night street fight, he orchestrated a coordinated multi-sided assault. Personally directing the attack, his troops achieved a swift and total victory, with the enemy suffering numerous dead, lost guns, anti-tank rifles, and large amounts of equipment.
17 March 1943: The battalion had a two-part mission—first to capture a forested area 3 km southeast of Ssorokowka, then to take the villages of Saroshnoje and Tetlega in coordination with another battalion. Bochmann demonstrated exceptional bravery and tactical flair: after infantry cleared initial positions, he surged forward in his SPW (armored half-track) with a platoon, sowing panic and causing the Soviets to flee the woods in disorder. Exploiting the momentum, he pressed on to Tetlega. Entering the bitterly defended village with his 5th Company, he quickly assessed the situation, rolled up enemy positions from the flank, and secured the northern part of the village in short order while linking up with southern attackers.
These rapid, skillful thrusts disrupted Soviet movements, inflicted disproportionate losses, and helped secure the Totenkopf Division’s flanks during critical phases of the Kharkov operations and follow-on fighting. The recommendation praised his personal leadership from the front, bold decision-making, and ability to turn situations decisively in Germany’s favor.
Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold (1943. WIA 08.07.1941 + 17.01.1942 + 20.04.1942 + 01.11.1943)
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern #140 (26 March 1945) as SS-Standartenführer and Führer 18.SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Horst Wessel". Bochmann’s award recommendation reads as follows:
“As per orders from the Supreme Commander of Heeresgruppe Mitte, Pz. AOK 1 is recommending the award of the Oakleaves with Swords to the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross for Standartenführer Bochmann, commander of the 18. SS-Freiw.Pz.Gr.Div. ‘Horst Wessel’.
1. On the 08.03.1945 Standartenführer Bochmann personally rallied and reenergized an attack by combat elements of his Division that had stalled under heavy enemy fire in the battle area north of Ratibor.
2. On the 12.03.1945 he personally led a night attack under the most difficult of conditions that resulted in the capture of VW. Annahof.
3. On the 14.03.1945 he directed the defense of Langlieben, a cornerstone of the German defense in the area, against the onslaught of an enemy that far outnumbered his forces in men and weapons. He achieved this through his personally led and boldly executed counterthrusts, and throughout the whole battle he fought from the foremost line and served as the soul of resistance for the troops that had been gathered under his command.
4. During the particularly heavy combat on the 16.03.1945 it was once again his personal intervention in the foremost line that ensured that Kreuzlinden (southwest of Oberglogau) was held. This in turn created the necessary conditions for he planned evacuation of the Cosel bridgehead.
5. On the 19.03.1945 it was once again his inspiring powers of leadership that resulted in the village of Deutsch-Mühlen being held against all enemy tank and infantry attacks. In doing so he laid the groundwork for the breakthrough of both Divisionen during the evening.
6. During the breakthrough on the 19./20.03.1945 along the route Deutsch-Rasselwitz—Stubendorf—Hotzenplotz he once again proved to be a shining example of inspiring leadership. Particularly noteworthy is the fact that, having endured a not insignificant injury on the 14.03.1945, he continued to remain with and in command of his troops despite all the medical advice to the contrary.”
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Georg Bochmann was a German officer in the Waffen-SS who rose to the rank of SS-Oberführer during World War II. Born on 18 September 1913 in Albernau in the Erzgebirge region of Saxony, he came from a modest family of textile workers. After completing his education, including attendance at the University of Leipzig, Bochmann joined the Hitler Youth and later the Nazi Party in 1933. The following year he entered the SS-Totenkopfverbände with service number 122362, initially serving in guard units and at the Dachau concentration camp before transitioning to combat roles as the Waffen-SS expanded.
Bochmann's early military career was closely tied to the 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf. He participated in the 1940 campaign in the West, where the division saw action around Cambrai, Arras, and Dunkirk. Transferred to the Eastern Front with Operation Barbarossa in 1941, he commanded elements of the division's Panzerjäger battalion and was wounded multiple times in heavy fighting near Lake Ilmen. By early 1942, during the brutal encirclement in the Demyansk Pocket, Bochmann led a Kampfgruppe consisting of infantry, anti-tank guns, assault guns, and escort troops. In savage close-quarters combat amid freezing conditions and relentless Soviet assaults, his assault battalion stormed key positions such as the village of Nowo-Ramuschewo. Fighting with bayonets and grenades in hand-to-hand engagements, his men overpowered Soviet defenders, captured numerous anti-tank guns and vehicles, and helped establish contact between the trapped forces and relieving columns from outside the pocket. For this leadership and personal bravery under extreme conditions, Bochmann was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1942.
Following his recovery and promotion, Bochmann continued to distinguish himself in mobile operations with motorized and motorcycle infantry units of the Totenkopf Division. During the German counteroffensive in the Third Battle of Kharkov in March 1943, he commanded the II Battalion of the SS-Kradschützen-Regiment Thule. In a series of bold reconnaissance raids and rapid assaults, his troops struck deep into Soviet lines, disrupting enemy movements and inflicting heavy casualties. On one occasion he personally led an armed probe 13 kilometers ahead of friendly positions, surprising Soviet forces and capturing trucks and an anti-tank gun without losses. In night fighting around Krassnokutsk and subsequent village assaults near Tetlega, Bochmann directed coordinated attacks from the front, using armored half-tracks to sow panic and roll up enemy flanks in bitter street and forest combat. These actions contributed significantly to stabilizing German lines and recapturing Kharkov, earning him the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross as the 246th recipient on 17 May 1943.
As the war intensified, Bochmann held various command positions, including leadership of armored units within the Totenkopf Division through the Battle of Kursk and subsequent defensive battles along the Mius River. He later served with other formations, including brief associations with divisions such as Das Reich and Hohenstaufen. By January 1945 he took command of the 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel in Poland, where the unit engaged in fierce rearguard actions against overwhelming Soviet advances. In desperate fighting north of Ratibor in Silesia, despite being wounded, Bochmann organized successful breakout operations and counterattacks that inflicted notable losses on pursuing enemy forces amid fuel shortages and collapsing supply lines. For his sustained command effectiveness and personal courage in these final defensive struggles on the Eastern Front, he received the Swords to the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves as the 140th recipient on 26 March 1945 and was promoted to SS-Oberführer.
In the last weeks of the war Bochmann assumed command of the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen in southern Germany and Bavaria. The division, already depleted from earlier campaigns in Normandy, the Ardennes, and Operation Nordwind, conducted tenacious delaying actions around Nuremberg and in Niederbayern as American and other Allied forces closed in. Elements under his overall direction were involved in the unusual Battle of Castle Itter in Austria, an engagement marked by rare cooperation between Wehrmacht defenders, American troops, and French VIP prisoners against attacking SS forces. On 9 May 1945 Bochmann surrendered part of his division to American forces near Rottach-Egern in Bavaria. He survived the war, evaded major prosecution during denazification, and lived quietly in West Germany despite suffering long-term effects from malaria contracted on the Eastern Front.
Georg Bochmann died of heart failure on 8 June 1973 at the age of 59 in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. His funeral in the Frankfurt area was attended by several former high-ranking Waffen-SS comrades. Throughout his career he was noted for aggressive leadership from the front, multiple wounds that earned him the Wound Badge in Gold, and a progression from battalion-level assaults in encircled pockets to divisional command in the war's final chaotic months. His decorations placed him among the most highly recognized officers in the Waffen-SS for combat leadership on both the Eastern and Western fronts.
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