Bruno Bieler

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Years of service 1907–45 Rank General der Infanterie		Name Bruno Bieler Service/branch German Army

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceBalkan CampaignOperation BarbarossaCrimean Campaign (1941–1942)Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Died March 22, 1966, Dorfmark, Bad Fallingbostel, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Commands held 73rd Infantry Division, VI Army Corps, 86e corps d'armee

Bruno Bieler (18 June 1888 – 22 March 1966) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the LII Corps during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (17 September 1914) & 1st Class (15 December 1914)

Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria, 20 April 1918)

Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (23 February 1918)

Merit Cross for War Aid (Prussia, 4 November 1919)

Silesian Eagle 2nd Class (1 September 1921) & 1st Class (30 September 1921)

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (14 January 1935)

Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (2 October 1936)

Commander of the Order of the Sword (Sweden, 22 April 1938)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 September 1939) & 1st Class (30 September 1939)

Eastern Front Medal (15 July 1942)

Crimea Shield (23 August 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 73. Infanterie Division

German Cross in Gold on 20 November 1942 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the VI. Armeekorps

References

Bruno Bieler Wikipedia

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