Heinrich Baron von Behr

Heinrich Alexander Ferdinand Baron von Behr
Born	26 June 1902 Roennen, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire present-day Renda, Latvia
Died	14 August 1983 (aged 81) 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 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
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

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 April 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (24 June 1940)^[1]
• General Assault Badge
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• 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^[2]
  • 689th Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 200^[3]
• Ärmelband Afrika
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (19 September 1962)

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

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945