Bern von Baer
Bern von Baer | |
|---|---|
 Bern von Baer | |
| Born | 20 March 1911 Berlin |
| Died | 27 November 1987 (aged 76) Rösrath |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1930 – 1945 1955 – 1968 |
| Rank | Oberst i.G (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands | III. Korps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Bern von Baer (20 March 1911 – 27 November 1981) was a highly decorated Oberst i.G in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
- 1st Class (29 May 1940)
- Eastern Front Medal (18 August 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 13 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant i.G and Ia 16.Panzer-Division[1]
- 761st Oak Leaves on 28 February 1945 as Oberstleutnant i.G and Chef des Stabes Fallschirm-Panzer-Korps "Hermann Göring"[2]
- Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (20 March 1968)
See also
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links
Media related to Bern von Baer at Wikimedia Commons- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- World War 2 Awards.com
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
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Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1981 deaths
- Bundeswehr generals
- German military personnel of the Bundeswehr
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- People from Berlin
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany