Generalmajor Ernst Friedrich Biehler Born: 07 Jun 1903 in Ulm, Danube (Donau) Died: 26 May 1997 Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Aug 1925); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Nov 1925); F�hnrich (01 Sep 1926); Oberf�hnrich (01 Aug 1927); Leutnant (01 Apr 1928); Oberleutnant (01 Dec 1931); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1935); Major (17 Dec 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1942); Oberst (01 May 1944); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Sep 1923)
Sch�tze, from 01 Aug 1925, Fahnenjunker in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1923-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to Pioneer-Course with the 5th Pioneer-Battalion (29 Jul 1924-01 Sep 1924)
Detached to the Signals-Platoon of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (27 May 1925-04 Jun 1925)
Stood Fahnenjunker-Tests with Success (01 Jul 1925-03 Jul 1925)
Detached to 1st Course at the Infantry School (01 Mar 1926-30 Sep 1926)
Detached to 2nd Course at the Infantry School (18 Nov 1926-03 Sep 1927)
Detached to Course for Physical Training in W�nsdorf (25 Apr 1930-03 Jun 1930)
Detached to Transport and Equipment Course in Ludwigsburg (28 May 1931-18 Jun 1931)
Detached to Mortar-Course in D�beritz (02 Feb 1932-29 Apr 1932)
Transferred into Infantry-Regiment Ludwigsburg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Granted Leave to Great Britain (03 Aug 1935-30 Aug 1935)
Company-Leader in the 13th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1937)
Transferred into the Staff of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1937-01 Jan 1939)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1939-01 Dec 1939)
Detached to the War Academy (19 Sep 1939-01 Dec 1939)
O 1 in the General-Staff of XXV. Army-Corps (01 Dec 1939-07 Apr 1940)
General Staff Course in Dresden (07 Apr 1940-15 Jun 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, Detached to the General-Staff of Army High Command 12 (15 Jun 1940-14 Jun 1940)
Intelligence-Officer (Ic) with the Staff of the 26th Infantry-Division (14 Jun 1940-21 Nov 1940)
Intelligence-Officer (Ic) with the Staff of the 24th Infantry-Division (21 Nov 1940-24 Oct 1941)
Detached for Service in the General Staff (30 Jan 1941-24 Oct 1941)
Transferred into the General Staff (24 Oct 1941-06 Jan 1942)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 24th Infantry-Division (06 Jan 1942-01 Nov 1943)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 31st Grenadier-Regiment (28 May 1943-06 Jun 1943)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 220th Grenadier-Regiment (30 Jun 1943-30 Jul 1943)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Staff of the 9th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (01 Nov 1943-15 Jan 1944)
Instructor at the War Academy, Hirschberg (15 Jan 1944-18 May 1944)
Taken to Hospital, in Reserve-Hospital 161, Frankfurt, Oder (18 May 1944-25 Jul 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of XXVII. Army-Corps (25 Jul 1944-05 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Aug 1944-20 Sep 1944)
Commander of the 358th Grenadier-Regiment (20 Sep 1944-27 Nov 1944)
At the same time, Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 205th Infantry-Division (19 Oct 1944-15 Nov 1944)
Wounded, in Hospital in Frankfurt, Oder (27 Nov 1944-30 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Nov 1944-04 Mar 1945)
Detached as Chief of Operations (Ia) to Fortress-Commander Frankfurt, Oder (25 Jan 1945-04 Mar 1945)
Fortress-Commandant Frankfurt, Oder (04 Mar 1945-28 Apr 1945)
Wounded in Halbe near Berlin, in Soviet Captivity (28 Apr 1945-07 Oct 1955)
Released (07 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: 08.05.1945 als Oberst und Festungs-Kommandant Frankfurt an der Oder
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (402/7): am 10.07.1943 als Oberstleutnant i. G. und Ia im Generalstab der 24. Infanteriedivision
- 1939 EK I: 20.04.1942
- 1939 EK II: 02.08.1940
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung III Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. Marz 1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939??? (27.11.1944: im Raum Vimbas verwundet; grosser Splitter in Ober-und Unterschenkel/ Lazarett Frankfurt an der Oder; 28.04.1945: in Halbe bei Berlin verwundet (Kopfschuss) in sowjetischer Kriegsgefangenschaft)
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