Paul Behr

Paul Behr
Born	(1910-05-09)9 May 1910 Osnabrück
Died	11 December 1990(1990-12-11) (aged 80) Haltern
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Hauptmann of the Reserves
Unit	Füsilier-Regiment 39
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Weserübung Siege of Leningrad Battle of the Bulge Operation Lumberjack
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Paul Behr (9 May 1910 – 11 December 1990) was a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves 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. Paul Behr was captured by American troops in April 1945 and was released in May 1945.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
Infantry Assault Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and chief of the 13./Füsilier-Regiment 39^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 109.

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.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 26th Infantry Division (26th Volksgrenadier Division)

Stab	Walter Weiß¹ (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Füsilier-Regiment 39	Josef Beckmann Paul Behr Kurt Matern Otto Schell Friedrich Wiese² (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 77	Anton Becker Helmuth Haun Fritz Hertzsch Josef Raab Josef Schwertherr Kaspar Wittkamp

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 78	Hermann Breer Arno Stoessel von der Heyde Heinrich Kemler Friedrich Vogelsang

Artillerie-Regiment 26	Hans Nilshon

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 26 Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1026 = 2./Panzerjäger-Abteilung 26	Heinz Junker Gerhard Meier Franz Mintert

Pionier-Bataillon 26	Wilhelm Niggemeyer (Oak Leaves)

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 26	Rolf Kunkel

¹ Oak Leaves with the 2nd Army. ² Oak Leaves with the XXXV. Armeekorps

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