Michael Bauer (officer)

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Years of service 1914–19 1935–43 Role Officer Service/branch German Army		Name Michael Bauer Died February 15, 1943 Rank Oberst
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany Commands held Infanterie-Regiment 499 Grenadier-Regiment 488 Battles/wars World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France

Johann Michael Bauer (24 November 1895 – 15 February 1943) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Michael Bauer suffered a stroke on 3 February 1943 and died on 15 February 1943 in Sclobodka, Russia.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)

2nd Class (22 October 1914)

1st Class (23 September 1918)

Wound Badge (1914)

in Black

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (29 June 1940)

1st Class (2 July 1940)

German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941 as Major in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 499

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 February 1942 as Major and commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 499

References

Michael Bauer (officer) Wikipedia

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