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Heinrich Baron von Behr

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Years of service
  
1919–45 1956–62

Name
  
Heinrich von

Service/branch
  
German Army


Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany  West Germany

Rank
  
Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
90. Panzer-Grenadier-Division (Wehrmacht) 5. Panzer-Division (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa North African Campaign Operation Crusader Battle of Gazala Battle of Bir Hakeim First Battle of El Alamein Second Battle of El Alamein Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino Operation Shingle Gothic Line Offensive Spring 1945 offensive in Italy

Died
  
August 14, 1983, Bonn, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Heinrich von Behr (26 June [O.S. 13 June] 1902 – 14 August 1983) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Behr surrendered to the British troops in April 1945 and was held until 1947. He later served in the Bundeswehr of West Germany, retiring in 1962 at the rank of a general.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 April 1940) & 1st Class (24 June 1940)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 23 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 200
  • 689th Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 200
  • Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (19 September 1962)

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