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Ernst Biehler

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Years of service
  
1923–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Died
  
May 26, 1997


Name
  
Ernst Biehler

Rank
  
Generalmajor

Ernst Biehler POSTWAR SIGNED KNIGHTS CROSS WINNER GEN ERNST BIEHLER

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad Battle of Halbe

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Commands held
  
205th Infantry Division

Ernst Friedrich Biehler (7 June 1903 – 26 May 1997) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd Class (2 October 1936)
  • 2nd Class (2 August 1940)
  • 1st Class (20 April 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 10 July 1943 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab in the 24. Infanterie-Division
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1945 as Generalmajor and Fortress commander of Frankfurt/Oder

    • References

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