Paul Bauer (General)

Paul Bauer (born June 18, 1880 in Steingaden , † February 14, 1948 in Munich ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .

Life

origin

Bauer was the son of an accountant.

Military career

Coming from the cadet corps , he joined the 1st Infantry Regiment "König" of the Bavarian Army in Munich on July 6, 1900 as an ensign . In October 1902 he was promoted to lieutenant and from 1908 served as a battalion adjutant in his regiment . From 1911 to 1914, Bauer graduated from the War Academy , which gave him the qualification for the general staff and the subject (especially war history).

With the outbreak of the First World War , Bauer became a lieutenant adjutant of the mobile stage command center 4 Ib. On October 3, 1914, he returned to the 1st Infantry Regiment "König", was deployed as leader of the 3rd Company on the Western Front and on December 16, 1914 was promoted to captain . On February 23, 1915, he was transferred to the 1st Landwehr Division as second adjutant . Until the end of the war, Bauer had other general staff assignments, most recently with the 39th Reserve Division . For his achievements during the war, Bauer was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , the Military Merit Order IV Class with Swords and the Knight's Cross First Class of the Frederick Order with Swords.

After the armistice of Compiègne , the return of the division to the home country and demobilization there , Bauer worked from January 1 to February 20, 1919 with the staff of the 1st Army Corps . He then became an adjutant to the Minister for Military Affairs Richard Scheid and his successor Ernst Schneppenhorst . After the authority was dissolved in the provisional Reichswehr , Bauer first joined the staff of the 2nd Battalion of the 42nd Reichswehr Rifle Regiment, shortly thereafter became a company commander and took part in the suppression of the Ruhr uprising . With the formation of the Reichswehr, Bauer became company commander in the 19th (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment , which had been formed from parts of his old regiment. From April 20, 1921 to September 30, 1922 he was a member of the staff of the 2nd Battalion in Augsburg. Then Bauer was transferred to the cavalry school in Hanover as a teacher . There he was promoted to major on February 5, 1923 with RDA from July 1, 1921 . From April 1, 1924 to January 31, 1927, Bauer worked as a teacher and supervisory officer at the infantry school . He was then commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 19th (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment for two years, became a lieutenant colonel on April 1, 1927 (RDA from February 1, 1927) and then returned to the infantry school. Here he acted as head of the II. Course and became a colonel on February 1, 1930 . On April 1, 1932, he was appointed Infantry Leader VII and on December 1, 1932, he was promoted to Major General. On March 31, 1933, Bauer was retired from military service.

Shortly before the beginning of the Second World War one, Bauer on August 26, 1939 order of the army of the Wehrmacht . From October 25, 1939 to April 15, 1941 he was in command of the newly established 189th Infantry Division , was then transferred to the Führer Reserve and assigned to the war science department of the Army General Staff. From July 17 to December 31, 1941, Bauer was Field Commander 247 before his mobilization provision was lifted.

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 1: Abberger-Bitthorn. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2423-9 , pp. 229-230.
• Othmar Hackl : The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). CH Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-406-10490-8 , p. 400.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Othmar Hackl: The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). CH Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-406-10490-8 , p. 400.
2. ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1924, p. 131.
3. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 240 ( google.de [accessed on March 3, 2020]).