Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2016) |
Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 November 1896 |
| Died | 18 March 1979 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 258. Infanterie-Division 181. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer (20 November 1896 – 18 March 1979) was a German general during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Bleyer surrendered to the Yugoslavian troops in May 1945. In 1949 he was sentenced to death, but his sentence was changed to 18 years imprisonment and he was released in 1952.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 379[1]
- Merit Cross 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany (17 August 1967)[citation needed]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1979 deaths
- People from Mainz
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- People from Rhenish Hesse
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel