Generalmajor Heinrich Baron von Behr Born: 26 Jun 1902 in Roennen, District Talsen, Kurland Died: 14 Aug 1983 in Bonn Promotions:
F�hnrich (14 Oct 1925); Oberf�hnrich (28 Aug 1926); Leutnant (01 Dec 1926); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1931); Rittmeister (01 Jun 1935); Major (01 Oct 1939); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1942); Oberst (01 Feb 1944); Genralmajor (01 Apr 1945); Brigadegeneral (Bundesheer) (03 Sep 1956); Generalmajor (Bundesheer) (01 Jul 1957) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1922)
Volunteer in the Iron Division and in the Baltic Landwehr (II. Battalion of the Mounted-Regiment Libau) (07 Jan 1919-06 Jan 1920)
Volunteer in the 16th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-01 Dec 1926)
Transferred into the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Dec 1926-01 Apr 1929)
Leader of the Regiments-Signals-Platoon of the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-01 Aug 1933)
Platoon-Leader in the Signals-Squadron of the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Aug 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Adjutant with the Higher Signals Officer of the Inspection of Cavalry (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Trainer for modern Pentathlon and Course-Director at the Army Sports School W�nsdorf (01 Apr 1937-03 Sep 1939)
Company-Chief in the 81st Panzer-Signals-Replacement-Battalion (03 Sep 1939-24 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 198th Signals-Battalion (24 Sep 1939-20 Apr 1940)
Commander of the 39th Panzer-Signals-Battalion (20 Apr 1940-15 Sep 1941)
Town-Commandant of Lochwitza (Eastern Front, Army-Group Centre) (15 Sep 1941-20 Oct 1941)
Commander of the 424th Panzer-Corps-Signals-Battalion (20 Oct 1941-16 Dec 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (16 Dec 1941-15 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 475th Panzer-Corps-Signals-Battalion of the German Africa-Korps (15 Jan 1942-13 Nov 1942)
Temporary Army Signals Leader of Panzer-Army Africa (13 Nov 1942-30 Nov 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, Education as Commander of a Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (30 Nov 1942-01 Mar 1943)
Transferred to the Panzer Troop School W�nsdorf (01 Mar 1943-17 May 1943)
Detached to the 26th Panzer-Division, for Briefing as a Commander of a Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (17 May 1943-01 Jul 1943)
Commander of the 200th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (01 Jul 1943-27 Dec 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 90th Panzer-Grenadier-Division (27 Dec 1944-01 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 90th Panzer-Grenadier-Division (01 Apr 1945-28 Apr 1945)
In captivity (28 Apr 1945-29 Aug 1947)
Released (29 Aug 1947)
Entered Bundeswehr Service (03 Sep 1956)
Delegated with the Formation of the 5th Panzer-Division (03 Sep 1956-01 Oct 1956)
Commander of the 5th Panzer-Division (01 Oct 1956-01 Dec 1959)
Temporary Commanding General and Commander of the Corps-Troop of the I. Corps, M�nster (01 Dec 1959-30 Sep 1962)
Retired (30 Sep 1962)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (2712): am 23.02.1944 als Oberst und Kommandeur Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 200
- Eichenlaub (689): am 09.01.1945 als Oberst und Kommandeur Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 200 und F�hrer der 90. Panzer-Grenadier-Division
- Baltenkreuz II. Klasse
- Baltenkreuz I. Klasse
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- 1939 EK I: 24.06.1940
- 1939 EK II: 20.04.1940
- Allgemeines-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
- �rmelband �Afrika�
- Nahkampfspange in Bronze
- Grosses Bundesverdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland : 19.09.1962
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