Generalmajor Martin Berg Born: 04 Apr 1905 in Arensberg, District Stendal Died: 02 Apr 1969 in Kampen, Sylt Promotions:
Polizei-Wachtmeister (01 Jul 1925); Polizei-Oberwachtmeister (01 Jan 1926); Polizei-Leutnant (11 Aug 1927); Polizei-Oberleutnant (18 Dec 1929); Polizei-Hauptmann (30 Jan 1935); Oberleutnant (01 Oct 1935); Hauptmann (15 Oct 1935); Major (01 Mar 1941); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1942); Oberst (01 Jan 1943); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1944) Career:
Entered Police Service (07 Apr 1924)
Police-Candidate in the Police School Brandenburg (07 Apr 1924-01 Apr 1925)
Transferred into the 2nd Protection-Police-Inspection Berlin-Wedding (01 Apr 1925-11 Aug 1927)
Course at the Police School for Physical-Training (05 Feb 1926-30 Apr 1926)
Detached to the 7th Police-Officer-Candidate-Course (01 May 1926-26 Feb 1927)
Transferred into the Police-Alarm-Inspection North (11 Aug 1927-11 Sep 1927)
Transferred into the Protection-Police in D�sseldorf (11 Sep 1927-01 Apr 1929)
Adjutant of the Inspection of D�sseldorf (01 Apr 1929-17 Jan 1930)
Company-Officer, Fahnenjunker-Training and Company-Leader at the Police-School in Bonn (17 Jan 1930-08 Jan 1935)
Course-Director at the Police-School for Physical-Training (26 Jan 1931-28 Mar 1931)
Adjutant of the Commander of the K.L. Papenburg (05 Nov 1933-22 Dec 1933)
Course for Infantry-Officers in Sennelager (07 Jan 1934-04 Feb 1934)
Leader of the 1st Motor-Unit with the Special-Purpose-Battalion Iserlohn (08 Jan 1935-01 Oct 1935)
Cross-Over into Army Service (01 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 67th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Company-Chief in the 82nd Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-29 May 1940)
Leader of the II. Battalion of the 82nd Infantry-Regiment (29 May 1940-01 Mar 1941)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 82nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1941-20 May 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 166th Infantry-Regiment (20 May 1942-20 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 166th Infantry-Regiment � During the breakthrough fighting on the Don passing, was also Leader of the 575th Grenadier-Regiment (20 Sep 1942-05 Mar 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (05 Mar 1944-13 May 1944)
Detached to the 10th Division Leaders Course at Hirschberg (15 Mar 1944-20 Apr 1944)
Detached to Army-Group North Ukraine for use as a Battle-Group-Leader (15 May 1944-13 May 1944)
Commander of the 1st Ski-Infantry-Brigade (13 May 1944-05 Jun 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 1st Ski-Infantry-Division (05 Jun 1944-01 Aug 1944)
Commander of the 1st Ski-Infantry-Division (01 Aug 1944-03 Oct 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (03 Oct 1944-13 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 201st Security-Division (13 Oct 1944-20 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 207th Security-Division (20 Oct 1944-18 Nov 1944)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division-Staff 207 (18 Nov 1944-10 Dec 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve � in Hospital in Braunlage (10 Dec 1944-08 May 1945)
In British captivity (08 May 1945-04 Apr 1947)
Released (04 Apr 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- - Ritterkreuz (2502): am 30.12.1943 als Oberst und Komm. Grenadier-Regiment 166/ 82. Infanteriedivision/ 2. Armee (4. Panzerarmee)/ Heeresgruppe Mitte (S�d)
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (75/52): am 21.02.1942 als Major und Komm. II Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 82/ 31. Infanteriedivision/ XLIII Armeekorps/ 4. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Mitte
- - 1939 EK I: 28.06.1940
- - 1939 EK II: 01.10.1939
- - Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung III Klasse: 02.10.1936
- - Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber: 08.01.1942
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Schwarz: 19.08.1942
- - Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�: 13.09.1942
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber: 10.09.1943
- - Nahkampfspange I Stufe (Bronze): 28.10.1943
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