Heinrich Baron von Behr

Heinrich Baron von Behr
Born	26 June 1902 Roennen, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	14 August 1983 (aged 81) Bonn, West Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1919–45 1956–62
Rank	Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	90th Light Infantry Division 5th Armoured Division (Bundeswehr)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinrich von Behr (26 June [O.S. 13 June] 1902 – 14 August 1983) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and later a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Behr surrendered to the British troops in April 1945 and was held until 1947. He later joined the Bundeswehr and served until 1962.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 April 1940) & 1st Class (24 June 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 23 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 200^[2]
  • 689th Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 200^[3]
• Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (19 September 1962)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 37.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 109.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 76.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• 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 (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.