Generalmajor Martin Bieber Born: 10 Nov 1900 in Tabarz, Thuringia (Th�ringen) Died: 19 Oct 1974 in D�sseldorf Promotions:
F�hnrich (02 Apr 1917); Leutnant (14 Dec 1917); Hauptmann (15 Oct 1934); Major (01 Feb 1940); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1942); Oberst (01 May 1943); Generalmajor (15 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (29 Mar 1917)
F�hnrich in the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (29 Mar 1917-11 Jul 1917)
Detached to Training-Courses for Fahnenjunker at D�beritz (01 May 1917-30 Jun 1917)
Transferred to the Regiment in the Field (11 Jul 1917-09 Dec 1917)
Wounded, in Hospital (09 Dec 1917-22 Dec 1917)
Platoon-Leader, later Temporary-Company-Leader, Adjutant and Ordinance-Officer in the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (22 Dec 1917-28 May 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (28 May 1918-25 Jun 1918)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (25 Jun 1918-24 Jul 1918)
Transferred into the 50th Infantry-Division (24 Jul 1918-03 Aug 1918)
Signals-Officer of the III. Battalion of the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (03 Aug 1918-03 Sep 1918)
Company-Officer in the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (03 Sep 1918-11 Sep 1918)
Temporary-Company-Leader in the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (11 Sep 1918-19 Sep 1918)
F�hrer-Reserve (19 Sep 1918-23 Sep 1918)
Transferred into the II. Battalion of the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (23 Sep 1918-12 Oct 1918)
Transferred into the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (12 Oct 1918-08 Nov 1918)
Detached to a Special-Formation of the 50th Infantry-Division (08 Nov 1918-07 Dec 1918)
Transferred into the Processing-Office of the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (07 Dec 1918-02 Feb 1919)
At the same time, Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (16 Dec 1918-05 Jan 1919)
At the same time, Temporary-Leader of the MG-Company of the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (10 Jan 1919-16 Jan 1919)
Leader of the MG-Platoon of the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (02 Feb 1919-01 May 1919)
Granted Leave (10 Feb 1919-31 Mar 1919)
In Freikorps Niederrhein (20 Mar 1919-09 Jul 1920)
Bureau-Officer with the 39th Fusilier-Regiment (01 May 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 61st Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-15 Mar 1920)
Transferred into the II. Battalion of the 21st Infantry-Regiment (15 Mar 1920-13 Apr 1920)
Transferred into the 61st Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (13 Apr 1920-01 Jun 1920)
Transferred into the 14th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-09 Jul 1920)
Retired (09 Jul 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service (15 Oct 1934)
Hauptmann in Infantry-Regiment Osnabr�ck (15 Oct 1934-12 Jun 1935)
At the same time, Detached to the Training-Staff of Infantry School D�beritz (15 Oct 1934-14 Dec 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Osnabr�ck (12 Jun 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 37th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Company-Chief in the 39th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 26th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 86th Infantry-Division (26 Aug 1939-18 Jan 1940)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 167th Infantry-Regiment (18 Jan 1940-02 Mar 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 427th Infantry-Regiment (02 Mar 1942-07 Mar 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (07 Mar 1942-06 Jul 1942)
Commander of the 193rd Infantry-Replacement-Battalion, Detmold (06 Jul 1942-25 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 184th Infantry-Regiment (25 Sep 1942-09 Jul 1943)
Severely wounded, in Hospital � F�hrer-Reserve (09 Jul 1943-04 Nov 1943)
Commander of the Divisions-Group 86 (04 Nov 1943-31 Aug 1944)
Temporary-Leader of Corps-Detachment E (22 Jul 1944-31 Jul 1944)
Detached to Division Leaders Courses (08 Aug 1944-31 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 Jul 1944-03 Sep 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 62nd Volksgrenadier-Division (03 Sep 1944-15 Sep 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 271st Volksgrenadier-Division (15 Sep 1944-01 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 271st Volksgrenadier-Division (01 Jan 1945-13 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity (13 May 1945-08 Oct 1955)
Released (08 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations
- Ritterkreuz (1901): am 28.07.1943 als Oberst und Komm. Grenadier-Regiment 184/ 86. Infanteriedivision/ XLI Panzerkorps/ 9. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Mitte
- Eichenlaub (566): am 02.09.1944 als Oberst und Komm. Divisions-Gruppe 86/ Korps-Abteilung E (XX Armeekorps)/ 2. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Mitte
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (44/40): am 02.01.1942 als Major und Komm. II Bataillon/ Infanterie-Regiment 167/ 86. Infanteriedivision/ XXVII Armeekorps/ 9. Armee/ Heeresgruppe Mitte
- 1939 EK I �S-: 24.06.1940
- 1939 EK II �S-: 10.06.1940
- 1914 EK I: 22.09.1918
- 1914 EK II: 04.11.1917
- Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha Verdienstmedaille in Silber mit Schwertern: 17.12.1917
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz: 15.08.1918
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer: 23.01.1935
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen: 20.04.1940
- Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber: 24.08.1941
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Silber: 15.02.1942
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�: 18.08.1942
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