Heinrich von Behr

Henry Alexander Ferdinand Baron von Behr (June * 13 ^{. Jul} / 26. June 1902 ^greg. In Rönnen ( Kurland ); † 14. August 1983 in Bonn ) was a officer of the Wehrmacht and later the armed forces , most recently in rank of major general .

Life

origin

Henry came from the Uradelsgeschlecht Behr .

Military career

From the beginning of January 1919, Behr worked as a volunteer in the Iron Division and in the Baltic State Army .

On April 1, 1922, he joined the 16th Cavalry Regiment of the Reichswehr and embarked on a career as a professional officer. When he was promoted to lieutenant on December 1, 1926, Behr was transferred to the 6th (Prussian) cavalry regiment . a. Used as platoon leader of the news squadron. On October 1, 1934 he was then for a year adjutant at the higher intelligence officer of the inspection of the cavalry and was then as Rittmeister company commander in the intelligence department 39. From this post, Behr was recalled on March 31, 1937 and as a trainer for modern pentathlon and Course leader transferred to the Army Sports School in Wünsdorf .

With the start of World War II returned Behr in the troop service and became a company commander in the armored messages spare Division 81. Three weeks later, he was appointed commander of the news department 198. During the war Behr came on the Eastern Front in Russia and the Afrika Korps to Commitment. Most recently, from April 1, 1945, as major general, he was in command of the 90th Panzer Grenadier Division , which he had been in charge of since December 27, 1944. On April 28, 1945 he was taken prisoner of war , from which he was released on August 29, 1947.

Behr joined the Bundeswehr on September 3, 1956 as a brigadier general . From October 1, 1956 to December 7, 1959 he was commander of the 5th Panzer Division . Before his retirement on September 30, 1962, he was deputy commanding general and commander of the corps troops of the 1st Corps in Münster .

Awards

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on February 23, 1944
- Oak leaves on January 9, 1945 (689th award)
Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1962

literature

Dermot Bradley (Ed.): The Generals of the Army 1921–1945 The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials in the general rank. Volume 1: Abberger – Bitthorn, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2423-9 , pp. 281-282.

Individual evidence

↑ Genealogical Handbook of Baronial Houses Volume 14, Volume 88 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1986, p. 29.
↑ Wolfgang Keilig: The Generals of the Army 1939-1945. Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1983, ISBN 3-7909-0202-0 , p. 26.
↑ 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. 211.

personal data
SURNAME	Behr, Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Behr, Heinrich Baron von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer in the Wehrmacht and the Bundeswehr
DATE OF BIRTH	June 26, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Roennen , Courland
DATE OF DEATH	August 14, 1983
Place of death	Bonn

[1] Genealogical Handbook of Baronial Houses Volume 14, Volume 88 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1986, p. 29.

[2] Wolfgang Keilig: The Generals of the Army 1939-1945. Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1983, ISBN 3-7909-0202-0 , p. 26.

[Scherzer-3] 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. 211.