Generalmajor Julius von Bernuth Born: 12 Aug 1897 in Metz Died: 12 Jul 1942 by Ssochkranya, USSR (Air Crash) Promotions:
Leutnant (08 Oct 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1931); Major (01 Jan 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1939); Oberst (01 Dec 1940); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942) Career:
Entered Army Service (10 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker and Platoon-Leader in the 115th Infantry-Regiment (10 Aug 1914-10 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (10 Sep 1914-27 Nov 1914)
With the 70th Field-Replacement-Battalion (27 Nov 1914-03 Feb 1915)
Transferred into the 254th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (03 Feb 1915-18 Mar 1915)
Platoon-Leader in the 115th Infantry-Regiment (18 Mar 1915-20 Aug 1915)
Training-Officer in the 115th Infantry-Regiment (20 Aug 1915-25 Aug 1916)
Ordinance-Officer in the 115th Infantry-Regiment (20 Aug 1915-25 Aug 1916)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (25 Aug 1916-28 Feb 1917)
Platoon-Leader in the 365th Infantry-Regiment (28 Feb 1917-13 Apr 1917)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 365th Infantry-Regiment (13 Apr 1917-13 Dec 1918)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 115th Infantry-Regiment (13 Dec 1918-04 Mar 1919)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the remainder of the 115th Infantry-Regiment structured at the Freikorps 115 (04 Mar 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 35th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Jun 1920)
Transferred into the 22nd Rifle-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Mar 1926)
Instructor at the Infantry School, Dresden (01 Mar 1926-29 Aug 1931)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1930)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training to the Staff of the 6th Division (01 Oct 1930-29 Aug 1931)
With the Staff of Infantry-Leader II (29 Aug 1931-07 Mar 1932)
Advisor in the Army-Training-Department, RWM (07 Mar 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment M�nchen (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 100th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-07 Mar 1936)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 17th Division (07 Mar 1936-01 Aug 1937)
Tactics-Instructor at the War Academy (01 Aug 1937-01 Sep 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Panzer-Formation Ostpreu�en (01 Sep 1939-15 Oct 1939)
Chief of the General-Staff of XXVI. Panzer-Corps (15 Oct 1939-15 Mar 1940)
Chief of the General-Staff of XV. Panzer-Corps (15 Mar 1940-26 Oct 1940)
Chief of the Training-Department of the Army General Staff (26 Oct 1940-00 Jun 1941)
Liaison-Officer of OKH with Army-Group South (00 Jun 1941-10 Jan 1942)
Chief of the General-Staff of the 4th Army (10 Jan 1942-27 Apr 1942)
Chief of the General-Staff of the 4th Panzer-Army (27 Apr 1942-12 Jul 1942)
Killed in an Air Crash (12 Jul 1942)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (172): am 05.08.1940 als Oberstleutnant i.G. und Chef des Generalstabes XV. Armee-Korps (mot.)
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Blutorden der NSDAP
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern: 25.03.1942
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