Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer

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Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer (born November 20, 1896 in Mainz , † March 18, 1979 in Bad Tölz ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Bleyer occurred during the First World War on 13 August 1914 as an officer cadet in the Infantry Life Guards "Grand Duchess" (third Grand Ducal Hessian) No. 117 a. On October 8, 1914, he was transferred to the regiment on the Western Front and on May 8, 1915, he was promoted to lieutenant . For his achievements, Bleyer received both classes of the Iron Cross , the Wound Badge in gold as well as the Hessian Medal of Bravery and the Warrior Medal of Honor in iron .

After the end of the war and demobilization of his regiment, Bleyer worked as a company commander in the "Hesse" Free Corps and was accepted into the provisional Reichswehr on November 11, 1919 . First he did his service in the Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 36 and came with the formation of the Reichswehr in the 15th Infantry Regiment . By February 1, 1931, Bleyer was promoted to captain .

During the Second World War , as commander of the 379 Infantry Regiment, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on December 14, 1941 . On April 24, 1943, he gave up his regiment, transferred to the Führerreserve and completed a division leadership course. On October 1, 1943, Bleyer was entrusted with the command of the 258th Infantry Division and on December 1, 1943, he was promoted to major general and commander of this large unit . From October 1, 1944, Bleyer commanded the 181st Infantry Division . At the end of the war he was taken prisoner by Yugoslavia in mid-May 1945 and sentenced to death in 1949. The sentence was later commuted to 18 years in prison.

Bleyer was released early in 1952 and returned to Germany. There he was involved in various social projects and received the Cross of Merit First Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for this social commitment on August 17, 1967 .

literature

  • Dermot Bradley (ed.), Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Markus Rövekamp: The Generals of the Army 1921–1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 2: v.Blanckensee – v.Czettritz and Neuhauß. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2424-7 , pp. 12-14.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1924, p. 183.
  2. ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 225.
  3. ↑ Federal Gazette. Vol. 20, number 3 from January 5, 1968, p. 1/2
personal data
SURNAME Bleyer, Eugen-Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lieutenant General in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz
DATE OF DEATH March 18, 1979
Place of death Bad Tölz