Bruno Bieler

Bruno Bieler
Bruno Bieler
Born	18 June 1888; Gumbinnen
Died	22 March 1966 (aged 77); Dorfmark
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	73. Infanterie Division; XLII. Armeekorps; VI. Armeekorps; LXXXVI. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Balkan Campaign; Operation Barbarossa; Crimean Campaign (1941–1942); Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942);
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Bruno Richard Karl Bieler (18 June 1888 – 22 March 1966) was a German general who commanded the LII Corps during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (17 September 1914)^[1]
- 1st Class (15 December 1914)^[1]
Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria, 20 April 1918)^[1]
Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (23 February 1918)^[1]
Merit Cross for War Aid (Prussia, 4 November 1919)^[1]
Silesian Eagle
- 2nd Class (1 September 1921)^[1]
- 1st Class (30 September 1921)^[1]
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (14 January 1935)^[1]
Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
Commander of the Order of the Sword (Sweden, 22 April 1938)^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (12 September 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (30 September 1939)^[1]
Eastern Front Medal (15 July 1942)^[1]
Crimea Shield (23 August 1942)^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 73. Infanterie Division^[2]^[3]
German Cross in Gold on 20 November 1942 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the VI. Armeekorps^[4]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 32.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 132.
^ Scherzer 2007, p. 221.
^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 42.

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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1992). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 2: Bi–Bo (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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Military offices
Preceded by General der Artillerie Friedrich von Rabenau	Commander of 73. Infanterie-Division 29 September 1939 – 1 November 1941	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Rudolf von Bünau
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Graf von Sponeck	Commander of XXXXII. Armeekorps 29 October 1941 – November 1941	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Graf von Sponeck
Preceded by General der Pioniere Otto-Wilhelm Förster	Commander of VI. Armeekorps 1 January 1942 – 31 October 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Hans Jordan
Preceded by —	Commander of LXXXVI. Armeekorps 19 November 1942 – 28 August 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Hans von Obstfelder

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[Thomas_&_Wegmann_p32-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 32.

[2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 132.

[3] Scherzer 2007, p. 221.

[4] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 42.

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 73rd Infantry Division
Bruno Bieler Otto Hitzfeld¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Werner Ziegler (Oak Leaves & Swords)
¹ Swords with the LXVII. Armeekorps.