(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Ernst von Bauer
Born: 20 Jun 1896 in Elberfeld
Died: 25 Sep 1945 in Kembs, Holstein
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (10 Jun 1915); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (23 Jul 1915); F�hnrich (21 Feb 1916); Leutnant (30 Apr 1916); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1931); Major (01 Dec 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (17 Dec 1941); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 94th Infantry-Regiment (20 Aug 1914-09 Oct 1914)
In the Field with the 32nd Infantry-Regiment (09 Oct 1914-20 Nov 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (20 Nov 1914-12 May 1915)
Fahnrnjunker in the 68th Infantry-Regiment, transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the Regiment (12 May 1915-30 Dec 1915)
Officer-Aspirant-Course in D�beritz (02 Jul 1915-28 Aug 1915)
In the Field with the II. Battalion of the 68th Infantry-Regiment (30 Dec 1915-31 Dec 1916)
Temporary-Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 30th Infantry-Brigade (09 Oct 1916-21 Oct 1916)
Temporary-Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 68th Infantry-Regiment (24 Oct 1916-30 Dec 1916)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 68th Infantry-Regiment (31 Dec 1916-01 Sep 1918)
At the same time, was Temporary-Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 68th Infantry-Regiment (13 Jul 1918-20 Aug 1918)
Severely wounded, in British captivity (01 Sep 1918-17 Aug 1919)
Interned in Holland (17 Aug 1919-22 Aug 1919)
In Hospital in Hamburg and Leipzig (22 Aug 1919-08 Jan 1920)
Company-Leader with the Processing-Office of the 68th Infantry-Regiment (08 Jan 1920-01 Mar 1920)
Company-Officer in the 110th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1920-08 May 1920)
Company-Officer in the 20th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (08 May 1920-05 Aug 1920)
Detached to the 2nd Instruction-Infantry-Regiment, D�beritz (26 May 1920-05 Aug 1920)
Company-Officer in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (05 Aug 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Officer in the 20th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Officer in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1924)
At the same time, Temporary-Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (08 Jun 1921-09 Jul 1921)
Detached to the Military-Gymnasium (15 Jul 1921-15 Dec 1921)
At the same time, Temporary-Adjutant of the Training-Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (15 Jan 1922-01 Apr 1922)
Detached to Infantry School � I. Course (21 Sep 1922-08 Aug 1923)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Jan 1931)
Company-Chief in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment M�nster (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 39th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Adjutant of the 2nd Division (06 Oct 1936-20 Mar 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 Apr 1940-26 Jul 1940)
Adjutant in the General-Command of the II. Army-Corps (26 Jul 1940-15 May 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 May 1943-25 Sep 1943)
Commander of the Army-NCO-School of Panzer Troops in Arnswalde (25 Sep 1943-20 Mar 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Mar 1944-28 Apr 1944)
Detached to the Military-Administration France to be trained as a Field Commandant (05 Apr 1944-28 Apr 1944)
Battle-Commandant of Montpellier (28 Apr 1944-07 Sep 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 716th Infantry-Division (07 Sep 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 189th Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1944-05 Feb 1945)
Detached for a Special-Task in Military-District-Command II (05 Feb 1945-09 May 1945)
Commander of the 402nd Infantry-Division (09 May 1945-25 Sep 1945)
With the Staff of Army-Group M�ller (00 May 1945-25 Sep 1945)
Died (25 Sep 1945)

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