Who's Who (A-B) of senior German Army officers (Birley's Bible)

BAZING, Richard (19 December 1894 - 22 May 1987)


M.I.14/744
SECRET

Circa 1893 - Born in Wuettemburg.
1912, February 21 - Commissioned Second Lieutenant
1914-1918 - War Service in Pion. 13 (Wuertt.)
After War retired with the rank of Captain.
1936 - Major commanding Pi. Btl. 33.
1936, August 1 - Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
1939 - Commanding Pion. VI, COLOGNE.
1939, April 1 - Promoted Colonel.
1941, April - Commanding mixed contingent of engineers, Luftwaffe personnel and special units. Mentioned in Despatches dealing with crossing of DANUBE near ORSOVA.
1942, November 1 - Promoted Major General, on DIETL’s staff.
1945, February - Commanding 352 V.G. Div. on Western Front.
1945, March 9 - Commanding 89 I.D.

Nothing is known of his personal characteristics or of his connection with the Nazi Party.



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BECHTOLSHEIM, Anton Reichard, Freiherr von MAUCHENHEIM (9 July 1896 - 8 February 1961)

1914 - In Bavarian Artillery Regiment 1.
1923, November 1 - Promoted Lieutenant in Artillery Regiment 7.
1928, October 1 - Promoted Captain in Artillery Regiment 7.
1939 - M.A. LONDON until outbreak of war.
1940, February 1 - Promoted Colonel.
1940, May 1 - Ia of 6 Army.
1942, July 1 - Promoted Major General.
1942, December 28 - In TOULOUSE.
1943, June 1 - Promoted Lieutenant General.
1943, December - Commanding 257 Infantry Division.
1944, May 16 - Still commanind 257 Infantry Division.
1945, February 11 - Commanding 71 Army Corps.
1945, March 1 - Still commanding 71 Army Corps.
1945, May 18 - In Allied Hands.



https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton-Reichard_Freiherr_von_Mauchenheim_genannt_Bechtolsheim

 

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BECK, Ludwig - (29 June 1880 – 20 July 1944)


1880, June 29 - Born.
1898 - Entered former 15th Regt. Field Artillery.
1899 - 2nd Lieutenant.
1912 - Attached to the Great General Staff.
1913 - Captain.
1914-1918 - Major.
1922 - Brigade Commander 5th Arty. Regt. [Handwritten question mark] ?
1923, April 15 - Lieutenant Colonel.
1927, February 1 - Appointed Chief of the Staff 4th Division.
1927, November 1 - Promoted Colonel.
1929, February 1 - Commander 5th Arty. Regt.
1931, February 1 - C.R.A. 4th Divsion ?
1932, October 1 - To Command 1st Cav. Div.
1932, December 1 - Promoted Lieutenant General.
1933, October 1 - To be Chef des Truppenamts R.W.M. This department was in fact the General Staff under another name. Has had experience of leading infantry, cavalry and artillery formations, and spent some months as chief editor of the revised Field Service Regulations.
1935, September 16 - Chief of the General Staff.
1936 - Promoted Artillery General.
[Handwritten additions:]
1938, August 5 - Reported by M.A. as retired or dismissed. Probably over differences of opinion re Czech crisis.
1938, October 31 - Retired “at own request”, rank Gen. Oberst a.d.

[This single entry inserted from separate page:] 1942, June 3 - Living in "comfortable confinement" in BRASOV; the Germans recently demanded that he should be given up to them, but Rumanians refused. Censor.

1944, July 20 - Suicide

Has the reputation of being an extremely efficient Staff Officer, and capable of a vast amount of detailed work. Very gifted. Although nice-mannered and kind-hearted, he is not very easy to serve, as he tends to fuss his subordinates by too great an interference in minor matters. His ideas do not appear to have developed at all in recent years and he finds himself not only out of sympathy with National-Socialistic ideas and ideals, but losing the sympathy of many junior officers. However, in his mind the Army always comes before the Party. Thinks that Hitler is taking much too active a part in the control of the Army.

[Handwritten addition]
Speaks English and would like to be invited to this country.








http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Beck


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Von BEEREN

Circa 1889 - Born
1910, August 22 - First commissioned.
1914, May 1 - Second Lieutenant, serving in 15th (2nd Westphalian) Infantry Regt.
1914-1918 - War Service: Regimental.
Decorations: Iron Cross (1st Class); Wound Badge; Schaumburg-Lippe Cross.
? - Promoted Lieutenant.
After the War, transferred to the Reichswehr.
1921 - Serving in 18th Infantry Regt.
1922, April 1 - Promoted Captain.
1925-1927 - Commanding 8 (M.G.) Coy., above Regt.
1928-1929 - Commanding 7 Coy., above Regt.
1930 - On Staff of Training Battalion, above Regt.
1931-1932 - On Staff of Sennelager Training Area.
? - Promoted Major.
? - Promoted Lieutenant Colonel.
? - To command 1st Bn., 79th Infantry Regt.
1938, January 1 - Promoted Colonel, retains above command.
1938, December 1 - Town Commandant of Cologne.
1940, May 5 - Recommended for the Iron Cross (1st Class); apparently in command of 193rd Infantry Regt. operating in BERGEN area.


No reports on character or appearance.

M.I.3.b.
7 May 1940.

 

BEHLENDORFF, Hans (13 August 1889 – 16 March 1961)



M.I.14/744
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Circa 1887 - Born
1908, March 22 - First commissioned.
1914, May 1 - Second Lieutenant, Adjutant of 3 Field Artillery Regiment.
1914-1918 - War Service: Regimental.
Decorations: House Order of Hohenzollern; Iron Cross (1st Class); Knight’s Cross (1st Class, with swords) of the Frederick Order, Wuerttenberg; Hamburg Hanseatic Cross; Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Service Cross (2nd Class); Schaumburg-Lippe Cross; Austro-Hungarian Military Service Cross (3rd Class).
1917, May 20 - Promoted Captain.
After the War, transferred to the Reichswehr.
1925-1929 - Serving in 3 Field Artillery Regiment.
(1925-1927 - Commanding 11 Battery
1928-1929 - On Staff of 4th Brigade).
1926 - Awarded decoration for life-saving.
1929, February 1 - Promoted Major (with seniority 1 February 1928)
1930-1943 - At the War Ministry (in Army Personnel Department).
1932, October 1 - Promoted Lieutenant Colonel.
1934, September 1 - Promoted Colonel.
1938, February, 1 - Head of a Section at War Ministry. Appointed Artillery Commander, 31st Division.
1938, March 1 - Promoted Major General.
1938, April 10 - Reported to be acting Commander of 31st Division.
1939, February 10 - Still Artillery Commander, 31st Division.
1939, August 1 - Commanding 34th Division.
1940, February 1 - Promoted Lieutenant General (3rd)
1941, October - Promoted General (Artillery)
1941, October 17 - Awarded Knight’s Cross of Iron Cross.
1942, January 1 - Commanding Hoeheres Kommando z.b.V. Corps LX, in FRANCE.


No evidence for his character or appearance.


M.I.14.b.
26 November 1943.

 

BEHSCHNITT, Walter (13 August 1885 - 22 October 1970)


1885, August 13 - Born at REICHENBACH, Silesia.
1905, April, 14 - Joined 156th Infantry Regt. as Officer Cadet.
1914, February 17 - Promoted Lieutenant.
1914, May 6 - Adjutant of 3rd Bn., above Regt.
1914-1918 - War Service: Regimental till 1916, when appointed Adjutant of 23rd Infantry Bde.,
1917, June - To General Staff (ultimately on duty with Field Railways Section at General Headquarters).
Decorations: Iron Cross (1st Class); Wound Badge; Hamburg Hanseatic Cross; Cross of Honour for War Service (Saxe-Meiningen); two Austro-Hungarian decorations.
1915, June 18 - Promoted Captain.
1919 - Transferred to the Reichswehr, appointed to Staff of 5th Division.
1925 - At War Ministry (Army Organisation Section = T 2 of surreptitious General Staff).
1926 - On staff of Chief of General Staff, War Ministry.
1927 - In Army Organisation Section.
1928, February 1 - Promoted Major.
1928-1930 - In Foreign Armies Section (=T 3); reported to have attended Russian Army Manoeuvres at Kieff, 1928.
1931 - On staff of Artillery Commander, 5th Division.
1932, April 1 - Promoted Lieutenant Colonel, appointed to command 2nd Bn., 15th Infantry Regt.
1933, October 1 - Appointed Garrison Commander, LOETZEN.
1934, June 1 - Promoted Colonel.
1936, April 29 - Commanding 15th Infantry Regt.
? - To command fortifications at AACHEN.
1937, October 1 - Promoted Major General.
1939, April 5 - To command 15th Division.
[Handwritten additions:]
1939, December 12 - Commanding at Div. at ELBING (attends reception)
1940, September 21 - Promoted Generalleutnant.

No reports have been received as to his character or personality, which must be deduced from the above record.

M.I.3.b.
15 December 1939



http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalleutnant/BEHSCHNITT_WALTER.html

 

BEISSWAENGER, Walter

Circa 1893 - Born Wuerttemberg.
1914 - First commissioned (after 1 May 1914) in Royal Wuerttemberg Army Corps.
1914-1918 - War Service: Regimental (including service in TURKEY, as is shown by his decorations), in 49th (3rd Wuerttemberg) Field Artillery Regt.
Decorations: Iron Cross (1st Class); Wound Badge; Knight of Wuerttemberg Military Service Order; Turkish Liakat Medal and Iron Crescent.
1918, March 22 - Promoted Lieutenant.

After the War, transferred to the Reichswehr.
1921 - Serving in 5th Field Artillery Regt.
1925 - Still serving in above Regt.
1926, April 1 - Promoted Captain.
1926 - On Staff of 5th Division.
1927-1931 - On Staff of Artillery Ranges, Jueterbog.
1932 - On Staff of 3rd Bde., 5th Artillery Regt.
? - Promoted Major.
? - Promoted Lieutenant Colonel.
? - To command 1st Bde., 72nd Medium Artillery Regt.
1938, January 25 - Commanding above Bde.
1938, October 1 - Still commanding above Bde.
1939, November 1 - Promoted Colonel.
1939, December 27 - Reported (as “Lieutenant Colonel BEISCHLINGER”) by prisoner of war, shortly before this date, to be commanding 72nd Medium Artillery Regt.


During the last War he took in the operations at PASSCHENDAELE in 1917, and in CHAMPAGNE in 1918 (then serving in the 22nd Field Artillery Regt.). Probably an elder brother of BEISSWAENGER, Hugo.


M.I.3.b.
26 January 1940.

 

BEISSWAENGER, Hugo


Circa 1894 - Born in Wuerttemberg.
After 1914, May 1 - First commissioned in Royal Weurttemberg Army Corps.
1914-1918 - War Service: Regimental, in 29th (2nd Wuerttemberg) Field Artillery Regt.
Decorations: Iron Cross (1st Class); Wound Badge; Bavarian Military Service Cross (4th Class, with Swords); Knight of the Wuerttemberg Military Service Order.
1918, October 18 - Promoted Lieutenant.
After the War, transferred to the Reichswehr.
1925-1930 - Serving in 5th Field Artillery Regt.
1928, February 1 - Promoted Captain.
1931-1932 - Commanding 4 Coy., 5th Transport Unit.
? - Promoted Major
1938, January 25 - Commanding a Bde., 71st Medium Artillery Regt.

No subsequent reports - unless he has died or left the Army, he should now be a Lieutenant Colonel.

[Handwritten addition:]
1940, September 1 - Promoted Colonel.

M.I.3.b.
26 January 1940.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/72nd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)

 

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Von BELOW, Nicolaus (20 September 1907 – 24 July 1983)

Date of Birth: 20 September 1907.
Place of Birth: Jargelin, Greifswald, Prussia.

PROMOTIONS
1932, October 1 - Leutnant (Infantry)
1933, October 1 - Transferred to Luftwaff
1934, April 1 - Oberleutnant
1937, January 1 - Hauptmann
1941, January 1 - Major
1943, March 1 - Oberstleutnant
1944, March 1 - Oberst

POSTS HELD
In 1937 he was appointed Luftwaffe adjutant to the Fuehrer. Remained at Fuehrer H.Q. (the Bunker) until the last few days. Was one of the last to escape.
Previous to 1937 he had been a fighter pilot in the Richthofen Geschwader and then Adjutant of the Geschwader.

Ex AHB February 1951.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_von_Below

 

Von BELSEN, Stefan

1876, May 5 - Born

 

BELTINGER, Dr. Arthur (27 May 1881 - 17 October 1964)



http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Sanitatsoffizier/BELTINGER_ARTUR.html

 

BENKENDORFF, Dr. Rudolf (5 August 1890 - ?)


Dr. BENKENDORFF, Rudolf. Ministerialdirigent, Director of Luftwaffe meteorology.

1890, August 5 - Born Hamburg.
Married Else GLINICKE.
No Children.

1908-1914 - Studied mathematics, physics and meteorology at HEIDELBERG and KIEL Universities.
1913 - Doktorat.
1914-1918 - Served in First World War in infantry in Poland, Russia, Roumania and France.
1915 - Was commissioned.
Awarded Iron Cross, Class I and II.
From 1919 - Continuous service as state meteorologis.
1919-1924 - Naval Observatory, Hamburg.
1926-1934 - Reichsverkehrsministerium, Abt. Flugsicherung, Wetterdienst.
1933, April 1 - Became Oberregierungsrat.
1934-1943 - Chief meteorologist in field work.
From 1939 - Chief Meteorologist, H.Q. Luftflotte 2, Brunswick.
From 1940, January 1 - Graded as Direktor im Reichswetterdienst holding rank of Oberstmeteorologe.
1943-1945 - Air Ministry, Director of Luftwaffe Meteorology.
1945, January 1 - Became Ministerialdirigen.
Kriegsverdienstkreuz Class I.

NSDAP No. 5835472, 1 May 1937, RLB. NSV since 1 September 1935.


[Handwritten addition:]
AHB 8 November 1955 - [rest illegible]

 

BERGMANN, Friedrich (10 May 1883 - 21 December 1941)

1883, May 10 - Born in Bavaria.
1904, March 9 - Gazetted Second Lieutenant in Bavarian Army.
1912, March 7 - Promoted Lieutenant.
1914, May 16 - Adjutant of 1st Bavarian Heavy Artillery Regt.
1914-1918 - War Service: Regimental and Staff (ultimately on Staff of 6th Bavarian Reserve Division).
Decorations: House Order of Hohenzollern; Iron Cross (1st Class); Bavarian Military Service Cross (4th Class, with Swords and Crown); Austro-Hungarian Military Service Cross.
1914, November 8 - Promoted Captain.
After the War, transferred to the Reichswehr.
1921 - On Staff of 7th (Bavarian) Field Artillery Regt.
1925-1927 - On Staff of above Regt.
1926, February 1 - Promoted Major.
1928-1930 - On Staff of Inspector of Artillery, War Ministry.
1933, March 1 - Appointed Chief of Staff, Inspectorate of Artillery.
1933, April 1 - Promoted Colonel.
1935, December 19 - Artillery Commander, 5th Division.
1937, January 1 - Promoted Major General, appointed to command 27th Division.
1938, March 1 - Promoted Lieutenant General.
1940, May 1 - Still commanding above division.
[Handwritten additional entry]
1941, December 24 - Killed in MOSAISK area on 24 December 1941 while commanding 137 Infantry Division.

Ten years ago, as one of Ritter von LEER’s proteges, he looked set for a very distinguished career; but he has remained more than three years in command of the 27th Division, and it may be doubted whether he will received a more important command now. Thick-set, clean-shaven and disagreeable looking.

M.I.14.d.
5 June 1940.

http://www.volksbund.de/
Nachname: Bergmann
Vorname: Friedrich
Dienstgrad: Generalleutnant
Geburtsdatum: 10.05.1883
Geburtsort: Ingolstadt
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 21.12.1941
Todes-/Vermisstenort: Sjawki



http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalleutnant/BERGMANN_FRIEDRICH.html

 

BERLIN, Wilhelm (28 April 1889 – 15 September 1987)

Circa 1889 - Born
1914, May 1 - Second Lieutenant in 14th (Baden) Heavy Artillery Regt.
1914-1918 - War Service: Regimental.
Decorations: House Order of Hohenzollern; Iron Cross (1st Class); Bavarian Military Service Cross (4th Class, with Swords); Knight’s Cross (2nd Class, with Swords) of the Order of the Lion of Zaehringen, Baden.
After 1914, July 31 - Promoted Lieutenant.
1917, August 18 - Promoted Captain.
After the War, transferred to the Reichswehr.
1921 - On the Staff of 5th Field Artillery Regt.
1925 - Commanding 2 Bty., above Regt.
1926-1928 - On Staff of 1st Bde., above Regt.
1929-1930 - Commanding 1 Bty., above Regt.
1930, November 1 - Promoted Major.
1931-1932 - On Staff of Inspector of Artillery, War Ministry.
1934, May 1 - Promoted Lieutenant Colonel.
1936, April 20 - Commanding 2nd Bde., 23rd Field Artillery Regt.
1936, October 21 - Promoted Colonel.
1937, November 12 - Commanding 33rd Field Artillery Regt., Darmstadt.
1938, October 1 - Still commanding above Regt.
1939, February 27 - Commanding 97th Field Artillery Regt., Stockerau.
1940, March 1 - Promoted Major General.
1940, November 1 - Commanding Artillery School at Jüterbog.
1942, March 1 - Promoted Lieutenant General.

No reports on personality or appearance.

M.I.3.b.
6 April 1940.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Berlin
http://www.generals.dk/general/Berlin/Wilhelm/Germany.html

 

BERNARD, Curt (9 December 1886 - 2 December 1954)


Circa 1888 - Born in Wuerttemberg.
Circa 1907 - Gazetted Second Lieutenant.
1914, February 17 - Promoted Lieutenant.
1914, May 1 - Seconded to Staff College from 15th (3rd Silesian) Dragoon Regt.
1914-1918 - War Service with above Regiment, and with the Air Forces.
Decorations: House Order of Hohenzollern; Iron Cross (1st Class); Flying Decoration; Knight’s Cross (1st Class, with Swords) of the Frederick Order, and Military Service Order (3rd Class).
1915, June 18 - Promoted Captain.
After the War, transferred to the Reichswehr.
1921-1924 - Commanding a squadron in 14th Cavalry Regt.
1924, November 1 - Transferred to War Ministry.
1924-1926 - On Staff of Inspector of Cavalry, War Ministry.
1927-1928 - On Staff of 6th Division and Defence District.
1928, February 1 - Promoted Major.
1929-1930 - On Staff of Artillery Commander, 6th Defence District.
1931-1932 - Instructor at Cavalry School, Hanover.
1932, May 1 - Promoted Lieutenant Colonel.
1933, October 1 - Chief of Staff, 2nd Cavalry Division.
1934, July 1 - Promoted Colonel
1936, April 20 - Commanding 3rd Lorried Infantry Brigade (in 3rd Armoured Division).
1937, April 1 - Chief of Staff, 4th Army Group.
1938, January 1 - Promoted Major General.
1939, October 1 - Promoted Lieutenant General.

No reports on personality or appearance.

M.I.14.d.
12 June 1940.



http://www.oocities.org/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalleutnant/BERNARD_CURT.html
http://ww2gravestone.com/general/bernard-curt

 

BERNARD, Richard (16 September 1885 - ?)

 

BERNAU

1935 - Chef des Stabes Heeresdienstelle, Breslau.

 

BERNECKER, Erich Hermann (11 May 1885 - 28 October 1941)

Circa 1887 - Born.
1906, January 27 - Second Lieutenant.
1914 - Second Lieutenant in Heavy Artillery Training Regment, Adj. II Bde.
During the War, served on the Staff of XVI Army Corps, retiring with the rank of Majo.

Not shown in Amy Lists 1926-1932.
1938, January 1 - From Staff of KOENIGSBERG fortress command to command 30th Artillery Regiment.
1939, February 1 - Promoted Major General.

[Handwritten addition:]
1941 - Killed in Action, Russia.



http://www.volksbund.de/
Nachname: Bernecker
Vorname: Erich Hermann
Dienstgrad: Generalleutnant
Geburtsdatum: 11.05.1885
Geburtsort: Lenkeningken
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 28.10.1941
Todes-/Vermisstenort: Walki


http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalleutnant/BERNECKER_ERICH.html

 

von BESCHERER, Arwed (7 March 1873 - ?)



http://www.historic.de/Militar/22.%20ID/InfanterieRegiment16/IR16Main.htm

 

BEUTTEL, Kurt (6 March 1886 - 2 May 1956)

1914-1918 - War Service in 172nd Inf. Regt.
1915, June 18 - Promoted Captain.
1925, May 1 - Serving in 12th Inf. Regt.
1927, February 1 - Transferred to Staff of Inf. Commdr. 4th Div.
1928, February 1 - Promoted Major.
1931, February 1 - To Command 2nd Bn. 16th Inf. Regt.
1932, October 1 - Promoted Lieutenant Colonel.
1935, March 15 - Commanding 37th Inf. Regt.
1937, February 1 - To Spare from commanding above Regt.
1938, March 25 - A.D.O.S. (Leiter d. Heeres: Feldzeug-Verwaltung) XIIIth Corps and promoted Major General.
1938, August 1 - Transferred to the same appointment with the XVII Corps.
1941, March 1 - Promoted Lieutenant General.
1942, March 17 - OberfeldKdt. of LWOW.



http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalleutnant/BEUTTEL_KURT.html
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