Bruno Bieler

Bruno Bieler
Born	18 June 1888 Gumbinnen, East Prussia, German Empire
Died	22 March 1966(1966-03-22) (aged 77) Dorfmark, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service / branch	German Army
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands	73. Infanterie Division XLII. Armeekorps VI. Armeekorps LXXXVI. Armeekorps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Bruno Bieler (18 June 1888 – 22 March 1966) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the XLII Corps during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (17 September 1914) & 1st Class (15 December 1914)
• Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria, 20 April 1918)
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (23 February 1918)
• Merit Cross for War Aid (Prussia, 4 November 1919)
• Silesian Eagle 2nd Class (1 September 1921) & 1st Class (30 September 1921)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (14 January 1935)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class (2 October 1936)
• Commander of the Order of the Sword (Sweden, 22 April 1938)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 September 1939) & 1st Class (30 September 1939)
• Eastern Front Medal (15 July 1942)
• Crimea Shield (23 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 October 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 73. Infanterie Division
• German Cross in Gold on 20 November 1942 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the VI. Armeekorps

References

Bibliography

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1992). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 2: Bi–Bo [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 2: Bi–Bo] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3.