Friedrich Bernhard
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Born5 October 1888
Died29 December 1945 (aged 57)
Causeof deathExecution by hanging
AllegianceGerman Empire
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Friedrich Bernhard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 October 1888 |
| Died | 29 December 1945 (aged 57) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Imperial German Army German Army |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 9th Army |
| Conflicts | World War I World War II |
| Awards | German Cross |
Friedrich Bernhard (5 October 1888 – 30 December 1945) was a German Lieutenant-General of the Cavalry, serving during World War II as a Panzer commander. He was a recipient of the German Cross in Gold on 17 March 1944.[1] He held command of Special Corps 532 in the 9th Army. After being captured by the Red Army, he was sentenced to death by a Soviet military tribunal in Bryansk on 29 December 1945 for atrocities committed in the Bryansk area, and was subsequently executed the following morning.[2]
