Bern von Baer

Bern von Baer (20 March 1911 – 27 November 1981) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Bern von Baer
Born(1911-03-20)20 March 1911
Berlin
Died27 November 1981(1981-11-27) (aged 70)
Rösrath
Allegiance
Service/branch Reichsheer
 German Army
 German Army
Years of service
  • 1930–45
  • 1955–68
Rank
Commands heldIII Corps
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations
  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (29 May 1940)[1]
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 13 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) and Ia (operations officer) of the 16. Panzer-Division[2]
    • 761st Oak Leaves on 28 February 1945 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab and chief of Stab/Fallschirmjäger-Panzer-Korps "Hermann Göring"[2]
  • Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (20 March 1968)[1]
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References

Citations
  1. Wegmann 2004, p. 39.
  2. Scherzer 2007, p. 199.

Bibliography
  • 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Wegmann, Günter (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 1: A–E [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa: Panzer Force Volume 1: A–E] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2322-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Military offices
Preceded by
none		 Commander of the 1. Luftlande-Division (Bundeswehr)
January 1956 – September 1957		 Succeeded by
Generalmajor Hans Kroh
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