Bruno Bieler ( German: Bruno Bieler ; June 18, 1888 - March 22, 1966 ) - German military commander, Wehrmacht infantry general , commander of the 73rd Infantry Division and several army corps during World War II . Knight of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross , the highest order of the Third Reich .
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| Date of Birth | June 18, 1888 | |||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Gumbinnen , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | March 22, 1966 (aged 77) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dorfmark , Bad Fallingbostel , Germany | |||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  German Empire (until 1918) Germany (before 1933) Germany | |||||||||||||
| Type of army | infantry | |||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1907 - 1945 | |||||||||||||
| Rank | infantry general | |||||||||||||
| Commanded | 73rd Infantry Division 42nd Army Corps 6th Army Corps 86th Army Corps | |||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | World War I
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| Awards and prizes | German Empire
Third Reich
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Rewards
- 2nd Class Iron Cross (September 17, 1914) ( Kingdom of Prussia )
- 1st Class Iron Cross (December 15, 1916)
- Hamburg Cross of Hamburg (February 23, 1918)
- 4th Class Merit Order with Swords (April 20, 1918) ( Kingdom of Bavaria )
- Cross of Merit “For Help in the War” (November 4, 1919) ( Kingdom of Prussia )
- Silesian eagle 2 degrees (September 1, 1921)
- Silesian eagle of 1 degree (September 30, 1921)
- Medal "For the length of service in the Wehrmacht" 1st class (October 2, 1936)
- Order of the Sword Commander's Cross (April 22, 1938) ( Kingdom of Sweden )
- Honorary Cross of the First World War 1914/1918 with swords (January 14, 1935)
- Buckle to the Iron Cross 2nd class (September 12, 1939)
- Buckle to the Iron Cross 1st class (September 30, 1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (October 26, 1941)
- Medal "For the Winter Campaign in the East 1941/42" (July 15, 1942)
- Crimean shield (August 23, 1942)
- German cross in gold (November 20, 1942)
Literature
- Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. - Friedburg: Podzun-Pallas, 1986.- 472 p. - ISBN 3-790-90284-5 .
- Veit Scherzer . 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. - 2. - Jena: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag, 2007 .-- 864 p. - ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .