Martin Bieber
Appearance
Martin Bieber | |
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Born | Tabarz, German Empire | 10 November 1900
Died | 19 October 1974 Düsseldorf, West Germany | (aged 73)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands | 62. Volksgrenadier-Division 271. Volksgrenadier-Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Martin Bieber (10 November 1900 – 19 October 1974) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. Born in Tabarz,[1] he was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Bieber surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 and was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until October 1955. He died in Düsseldorf in 1974.[1]
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 November 1917) & 1st Class (22 September 1918)[2]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (23 January 1935)[3]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)[3]
- West Wall Medal (20 April 1940)[3]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 June 1940) & 1st Class (24 June 1940)[2]
- Wound Badge (1939) in Silver (15 February 1942)[3]
- Eastern Front Medal (18 August 1942)[3]
- German Cross in Gold on 2 January 1942 as Major in II./Infanterie-Regiment 167[4]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1992). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 2: Bi–Bo [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 2: Bi–Bo] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
Categories:
- 1900 births
- 1974 deaths
- People from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- People from Gotha (district)
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel from Thuringia
- German Army generals of World War II
- German military personnel stubs