Bruno Bieler

Bruno Bieler (18 June 1888 – 22 March 1966) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the XLII Corps during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Bruno Bieler
Born	18 June 1888 Gumbinnen, East Prussia, German Empire
Died	22 March 1966 (aged 77) Dorfmark, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	73. Infanterie Division XLII. Armeekorps VI. Armeekorps LXXXVI. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (17 September 1914) & 1st Class (15 December 1914)[1]
• Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria, 20 April 1918)[1]
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (23 February 1918)[1]
• Merit Cross for War Aid (Prussia, 4 November 1919)[1]
• Silesian Eagle 2nd Class (1 September 1921) & 1st Class (30 September 1921)[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (14 January 1935)[1]
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (2 October 1936)[1]
• Commander of the Order of the Sword (Sweden, 22 April 1938)[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 September 1939) & 1st Class (30 September 1939)[1]
• Eastern Front Medal (15 July 1942)[1]
• Crimea Shield (23 August 1942)[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 73. Infanterie Division[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 20 November 1942 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the VI. Armeekorps[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 32.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 221.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 42.

Bibliography

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1992). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 2: Bi–Bo [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 2: Bi–Bo] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3.