Service/branch Luftwaffe Rank Generalleutnant | Years of service 1903-1945 Name Wilhelm Baur | |
Died 26 May 1964(1964-05-26) (aged 81)
Lindenfels, Germany Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Commands held Field-Economics-Commander Norway | ||
Wilhelm Baur or Wilhelm Baur de Betaz (Metz, 17 February 1883 - Lindelfels, 26 May 1964) was a German Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant) of the Heer during Second World War.
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Biography
Wilhelm Baur was born in Metz (February 17, 1883), in Alsace-Lorraine, which was then part of Germany. He joined the army at twenty years old. He served in the 61st Artillery Regiment, from 1903 until 1914. Baur was detached to the Military Technical Academy in 1909, before being detached to the War-Academy from 1912 to 1914. During the First World War, Baur served as a company-grade officer. He was awarded the Iron Cross.
At the beginning of the Second World War, Wilhelm Baur was appointed Chief of Staff of the Higher Flying-Training-Commander. In March 1940, he took command of the Special-Purpose-Combat-Group in Norway. On September 1940, he was appointed commander of the air district of Greifswald, then commander of the air district of Doberitz. Baur was promoted to the rank of major general (Generalmajor) on July 1941. On May 1942, Baur worked at the headquarters of the armies, with General Walther von Unruh. He was appointed Chief of the Defence Economy Staff, in Norway. Baur was promoted General Lieutenant (Generalleutnant) on August 1943. On September 1944, Wilhelm Baur was eventually placed in Fuhrer-Reserve until the end of the war.