Bering, Rolf
- Date of birth:
- June 20th, 1912 (Bochum/Western Phalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 2nd, 1993 (Wuppertal/Northrine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
1934: Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter
1934: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier
1935: Fähnrich
1935: Oberfähnrich
1936: Leutnant
1939: Oberleutnant
1942: Hauptmann
1943: Major
1945: Oberstleutnant
Career:
1934: Reichsheer;
?: Chef II./Artillerie-Regiment 76;
?: Führer II./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 76;
?: Führer Fähnrich-Regiment 1;
?: Führer Panzer-Haubitzen-Ersatz- und Ausbildungs-Abteilung 201;
May 14th, 1945 - May 22nd, 1945: Amerikaans Krijgsgevangene.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Führer, Fähnrichs-Regiment 1, Division "Märkisch Friedland", Heer
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1945
Awarded for his actions in early 1945. Rolf Bering (who had set up his regimental command post in Wittkow) came under attack from the rear while positioned at the western approaches to Schneidemühl. However thanks to the skillful employment of his subordinated Alarm-Bataillon 94 (located in Köslin) it was possible to halt the Russian advance on the 29.01.1945.
Sources
- Photo: German Crosses today - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
- http://www.ritterkreuztraeger.info/rk/b/B245Bering.pdf
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1987.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Award document DKiG via Hermann Historica 52.Auktion catalogue
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
- Die träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eiserne Kreuz 1939 - 1945