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Erhard Berner

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Years of service
  
1914–18 1934–45


Rank
  
Generalmajor

Name
  
Erhard Berner

Died
  
25 July 1960(1960-07-25) (aged 65) Hannover

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
76. Infanterie-Division

Erhard-Heinrich Berner (12 September 1894 – 25 July 1960) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Berner surrendered to the Red Army in 1945. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

  • German Cross in Gold on 24 December 1941 as Major in Infanterie-Regiment 508
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 January 1945 as Oberst and commander of Jäger-Regiment 28

    • References

    Erhard Berner Wikipedia
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