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Baer, Karl

Date of birth:
October 8th, 1894 (Freckenfeld/Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Date of death:
January 13th, 1944 (Kryvyi Rih/Dnipropetrovsk Oblast/Ukrainian SSR, USSR)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
February 1st, 1944: Generalmajor (posthumously, RDA February 1st, 1944 -4-).

Career:
August 7th, 1914: In service;
1920 - 1921: Offiziers Kurs, München;
January 25th, 1923: Nachrichten Kurs, München;
January 25th, 1923 - January 10th, 1925: Offiziers Kurs, München;
January 12th, 1925 - March 1st, 1925: Fliegerbeobachtungs Kurs, Fürth;
May 1st, 1925 - May 10th, 1925: Fliegerbeobachtungs Kurs, Hochfelln;
September 5th, 1925 - December 10th, 1925: Offiziers Kurs, München;
September 5th, 1930 - September 10th, 1930: Offiziers Ausbildungs Kurs, Warmenstein;
November 3rd, 1930 - November 22nd, 1930: Offiziers Kurs der Schützpolizei, Nürnberg-Fürth;
November 21st, 1937 - December 11th, 1937: Staboffiziers-Lehrgang, 33. Division;
September 1st, 1939: Führer Artillerie-Ersatz-Regiment 25;
September 29th, 1939: Kommandeur Artillerie-Regiment 705;
January 6th, 1940: Kommandeur Artillerie-Regiment 238;
October 26th, 1942: Kommandeur Artillerie-Regiment 110;
May 1st, 1943: Führer Grenadier-Regiment 681.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 16th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 25th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 26th, 1941
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Artillerie-Regiment 238, 167. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
November 27th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 5th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Artillerie-Kommandeur 110, XXX. Armeekorps, Heer
Awarded on:
March 28th, 1943
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS

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