Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer

Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer
Born	20 November 1896 Mainz
Died	18 March 1979(1979-03-18) (aged 82) Bad Tölz
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	258. Infanterie-Division 181. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Operation Silberfuchs Operation Polarfuchs Lower Dnieper Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer (20 November 1896 – 18 March 1979) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer was captured by Yugoslavian troops in May 1945. In 1949 he was sentenced to death, but his sentence was changed to 18 years imprisonment and he was released in 1952.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (5 October 1915)
- 1st Class (13 August 1916)
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold (28 June 1918)
Cross of Honor (15 January 1935)
West Wall Medal
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (27 January 1940)
- 1st Class (16 June 1940)
Eastern Front Medal (22 August 1942)
Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class with Swords (23 September 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 379^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (15 February 1944)
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (17 August 1967)

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hanskurt Höcker	Commander of 258. Infanterie-Division 1 October 1943 - 4 September 1944	Succeeded by Oberst Rudolf Hielscher
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hermann Fischer	Commander of 181. Infanterie-Division 1 October 1944 - May 1945	Succeeded by None

Persondata
Name	Bleyer, Eugen-Heinrich
Alternative names
Short description	German general and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	20 November 1896
Place of birth	Mainz, Germany
Date of death	18 March 1979
Place of death	Bad Tölz, Germany