Heinrich Baron von Behr

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Heinrich Alexander Ferdinand Baron von Behr
Born (1902-06-26)26 June 1902
Roennen, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire
present-day Renda, Latvia
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Bonn, North-Rhine Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance  Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1919–45
1956–62
Rank Generalmajor (Wehrmacht)
Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands held 90. Panzer-Grenadier-Division (Wehrmacht)
5. Panzer-Division (Bundeswehr)
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinrich Alexander Ferdinand Baron von Behr[Notes 1] (26 June [O.S. 13 June] 1902 – 14 August 1983) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II and later a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Heinrich Baron von Behr was captured by British troops in April 1945 and was held until 1947. He later joined the Bundeswehr and served until 1962.

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. Regarding personal names: Baron was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as . Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting.

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1997, p. 37.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 109.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 76.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Gerhard von Schwerin
Commander of 90. Panzer-Grenadier-Division
1 April 1945 - 28 April 1945
Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
None
Commander of 5. Panzer-Division (Bundeswehr)
1 October 1956 – 7 December 1959
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Günther Pape