Hans Boelsen

Hans Boelsen (6 March 1894 – 24 October 1960) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. During his time in command of the 114th Jäger Division, the unit was complicit in two massacres in Italy, in the towns of Filetto di Camarda and Gubbio. Boelsen was never prosecuted for these crimes.

Awards and decorations

 * German Cross in Gold on 17 November 1941 as Oberstleutnant in Kradschützen-Bataillon 160 (motorized)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1943 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111