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Robert Bauer (soldier)

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Other work
  
Police officer

Role
  
Soldier

Rank
  
Major

Years of service
  
1935–45

Name
  
Robert Bauer

Service/branch
  
German Army

Commands held
  
Grenadier-Regiment 88 Kampfgruppe of the 15. Infanterie-Division

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Eastern Front Battle of the Caucasus Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) Prague Offensive

Died
  
April 18, 1996, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Eastern Front

Robert Bauer (27 March 1907 – 18 April 1996) was a highly decorated Major 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (18 July 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939) in Black (2 November 1943)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (28 October 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 18 June 1944 as Hauptmann in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 668
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 March 1945 as Major and leader of a Kampfgruppe of the 15. Infanterie-Division

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