General der Infanterie Bruno Bieler Born: 18 Jun 1888 in Gumbinnen, East Prussia (Ostpreu�en) Died: 22 Mar 1966 in Dorfmark, Hannover Promotions:
Charakter als F�hnrich (14 Mar 1907); F�hnrich (18 Nov 1907); Leutnant (18 Aug 1908); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1913); Hauptmann (28 Nov 1917); Major (01 Apr 1929); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1932); Oberst (01 Oct 1934); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1940); General der Infanterie (17 Dec 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (14 Mar 1907)
F�hnrich in the 33rd Fusilier-Regiment (14 Mar 1907-01 Oct 1912)
Detached to the War School Anklam (1907-1908)
Adjutant and Court-Officer of the I. Battalion of the 33rd Fusilier-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-21 Dec 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant in the 33rd Fusilier-Regiment (21 Dec 1914-31 Jul 1916)
Detached to the General-Command of I. Army-Corps (31 Jul 1916-05 Aug 1916)
Transferred as Ordinance-Officer to the General-Command of I. Army-Corps (05 Aug 1916-07 Dec 1916)
Transferred into the General-Staff of XXV. Reserve-Corps (07 Dec 1916-06 Mar 1917)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 5th Cavalry-Division (06 Mar 1917-16 Jun 1917)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 87th Infantry-Division (16 Jun 1917-07 Dec 1917)
At the same time, Detached as Company-Leader to the 345th Infantry-Regiment (10 Jul 1917-27 Jul 1917)
At the same time, Detached as Battery-Leader to the 87th Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Aug 1917-24 Aug 1917)
At the same time, Detached to the 77th Reserve-Division (25 Aug 1917-31 Aug 1917)
At the same time, Chief of Operations in Sub-Section Nowo (01 Sep 1917-16 Nov 1917)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Commander-in-Chief East (07 Dec 1917-27 Feb 1918)
Detached to the 6th General-Staff-Course in Sedan (10 Jan 1918-08 Feb 1918)
Transferred into the Army General Staff, while retaining position with Commander-in-Chief East (27 Feb 1918-20 Apr 1918)
Officer of the Army and Assigned with the Chief of the General Staff of the Field Army for Special Duties (20 Apr 1918-12 May 1918)
Transferred into the Army General Staff and again Assigned with the Chief of the General Staff of the Field Army (12 May 1918-01 Feb 1919)
Transferred into the Grand General Staff (01 Feb 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Detached into the RWM (01 Oct 1919-24 Nov 1919
Transferred into the RWM (24 Nov 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the Staff of Group-Command 1 and Detached to the RWM (01 Oct 1920-15 Apr 1921)
Relieved of Command in the RWM, although remained as a subordinate in the Troop Office in the RWM (15 Apr 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1921-01 Mar 1922)
Transferred into the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Mar 1922-01 Apr 1922)
Transferred back into the RWM (01 Apr 1922-01 Oct 1923)
Company-Chief in the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Apr 1927)
Transferred into the Staff of the 3rd Division (01 Apr 1927-01 Oct 1927)
Transferred into the Staff of Infantry-Leader III, while retaining his previous functions (01 Oct 1927-01 Apr 1928)
Transferred into the Staff of the 3rd Division, while retaining his previous functions (01 Apr 1928-01 Oct 1928)
Service Regulate of the Chief of the Troop Office, RWM (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Transferred into the RWM and Detached to Naval Command (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred into the Staff of Infantry-Leader I (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred to Military-Region-Command Allenstein (01 Oct 1933-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Chief of the General-Staff of II. Army-Corps (12 Oct 1937-29 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 73rd Infantry-Division (29 Sep 1939-29 Oct 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of XXXXII. Army-Corps (29 Oct 1941-01 Jan 1942)
Commanding General of VI. Army-Corps (01 Jan 1942-01 Nov 1942)
Granted Leave to recover health and in Recovery-Hospital Bad Nauheim (09 Apr 1942-26 May 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Nov 1942-16 Nov 1942)
Commanding General of LXXXVI. Army-Corps (16 Nov 1942-01 May 1943)
At the same time, in Hospitals in Baden-Baden, Freiburg/Breisgau and B�hlerh�he (04 Feb 1943-09 Jun 1943)
Military-Commander North in France (01 May 1943-01 Apr 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1943-09 Aug 1943)
Detached to the Staff of the Replacement General Command of XI. Army-Corps (09 Aug 1943-15 Aug 1943)
Commanding General of the Replacement XI. Army-Corps and Commander in Military-District XI (15 Aug 1943-01 Dec 1944)
In Reserve-Hospital Bad Pyrmont (15 Aug 1944-04 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Dec 1944-30 Apr 1945)
Retired (30 Apr 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (621): am 26.10.1941 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 73. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (230/1): am 20.11.1942 als General der Infanterie und Kommandierender General VI. Armee-Korps
- 1914 EK I: 15.12.1914
- 1914 EK II: 17.09.1914
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 23.02.1918
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern: 20.04.1918
- Kgl. Preuss. Verdienstkreuz f�r Kriegshilfe: 04.11.1919
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden II. Stufe: 01.09.1921
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden I. Stufe: 30.09.1921
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer: 14.01.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Komturkreuz II. Klasse des Kgl. Schwedischen Schwerterordens: 22.04.1938
- Spange zum EK I : 30.09.1939
- Spange zum EK II : 12.09.1939
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�: 15.07.1942
- Krimschild: 23.08.1942
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