Bern von Baer

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Born(1911-03-20)20 March 1911
Died27 November 1981(1981-11-27) (aged 70)
Allegiance
Bern von Baer
Born(1911-03-20)20 March 1911
Died27 November 1981(1981-11-27) (aged 70)
Allegiance
Branch Reichsheer
 German Army
 German Army
Service years
  • 1930–45
  • 1955–68
Rank
CommandsIII Corps
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Bern Oskar von Baer (20 March 1911 – 27 November 1981) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a Major General in the Bundeswehr of West Germany, retiring in 1968.[1]

On January 23rd, 1943, he was ordered out of the encircled city of Stalingrad by Field Marshal Paulus on one of the last Luftwaffe flights out. He served with the 16th Panzer Division and later, the Hermann Göring Parachute Panzer Division. He was a 1944 recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.[2]

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