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Bern von Baer
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| Intro | German general and Knight's Cross recipient |
| A.K.A. | Johann Oskar Walter Bern von Baer |
| Was | Military personnel |
| From | Germany |
| Type | Military |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 20 March 1911, Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg |
| Death | 27 November 1981, Rösrath, Germany (aged 70 years) |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Biography
Bern von Baer (20 March 1911 – 27 November 1981) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a general in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (21 September 1939) & 1st Class (29 May 1940)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 13 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) and Ia (operations officer) of the 16. Panzer-Division
- 761st Oak Leaves on 28 February 1945 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab and chief of Stab/Fallschirmjäger-Panzer-Korps "Hermann Göring"
- Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (20 March 1968)
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https://d-nb.info/gnd/1101859237
https://viaf.org/viaf/189146462684127772269
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/containsVIAFID/189146462684127772269