Martin Berg

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Martin Berg (born April 4, 1905 in Arensberg near Bismark (Altmark) , † April 2, 1969 in Kampen (Sylt) ) was a German major general in World War II .

Life

Berg entered the Brandenburg Police School on April 7, 1924 as a police candidate. Most recently, he was a police captain and leader of a hundred motorcycles in the Iserlohn department . With the expansion of the Wehrmacht , Berg joined the army on October 1, 1935 and was assigned to the 67th Infantry Regiment. A year later he was transferred to the 82nd Infantry Regiment and used as a company commander .

During the Second World War, Berg was, among other things, commander of the 166 Infantry Regiment on the Eastern Front , was entrusted with the leadership of the 1st Skijäger Division from June 5 to July 31, 1944 , and was then promoted to major general to division commander. From October 3 to 12, 1944, Berg was briefly in the Führerreserve , then became the commander of the 201st Security Division and seven days later the commander of the 207th Security Division . On November 18, 1944, Berg took over the division staff as commander. b. V. 207 and was reassigned to the Führerreserve on December 10, 1944. Until the end of the war he was no longer in active command. For his achievements he was awarded the German Cross in Gold on February 21, 1942 and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on December 30, 1943 .

From May 8, 1945 Berg was initially in British and later in American captivity , from which he was released on April 4, 1947.

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 with the rank of general. Volume 1: Abberger – Bitthorn. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1993. ISBN 3-7648-2423-9 . Pp. 321-322.
  • Mitcham, Samuel W., Jr. (2007a). German Order of Battle. Volume One: 1st - 290th Infantry Divisions in WWII. PA; United States of America: Stackpole Books. Pp. 252 + 257, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 .
  • Mitcham, Samuel W., Jr. (2007b). German Order of Battle. Volume Two: 291st - 999th Infantry Divisions, Named Infantry Divisions, and Special Divisions in WWII. PA; United States of America: Stackpole Books. P. 238, ISBN 978-0-8117-3437-0 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. 215.
personal data
SURNAME Berg, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently Major General of the Wehrmacht
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Arensberg
DATE OF DEATH 2nd April 1969
Place of death Kampen (Sylt)