Date of birth:

August 8th, 1899 (Lugau/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

August 12th, 1986 (Bad Krozingen/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Heinz Bayer finally reached the rank of Oberst.

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Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 25th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

May 27th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur Kradschützen-Bataillon 22 / 12. Panzer-Division

Awarded on:

July 17th, 1941

Awarded for his actions during the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa. Along with his Kradschützen and a Vorausabteilung, he broke through the Russian positions and field fortifications as far as Saslawl (20 km northwest of Minsk). By doing this he completed one of the most important preconditions for the capture of Minsk itself.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 15th, 1942

• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - SCHINDLER, MICHAEL G., Ritterkreuzträger aus Sachsen 1939-1945, libergraphix.