Emil Bäuerle

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Emil Bäuerle
Born	10 May 1917 Neu-Ulm
Died	16 March 2007(2007-03-16) (aged 89) Neu-Ulm
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–1945
Rank	Hauptmann der Reserves
Unit	Jäger-Regiment 56
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Siege of Leningrad Vistula–Oder Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Emil Bäuerle (10 May 1917 – 16 March 2007) was a highly decorated Hauptmann der Reserves 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. Emil Bäuerle was captured by Soviet troops in March 1945 and held until 1948.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
Infantry Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
German Cross in Gold (20 September 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Oberleutnant der Reserves and Chef 8. / Jäger-Regiment 56 ^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 103.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Infantry Division/5th light Infantry Division/5th Jäger Division

Stab	Karl Allmendinger (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Fahrmbacher Friedrich Sixt¹ (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie-Regiment 14 (attached until November 1941)	Albert Brachat

Jäger/Infanterie-Regiment 56	Emil Bäuerle Walter Brucker Herbert Griesinger Georg Hachtel Günther Hilt (Oak Leaves) Erich Klier Florian Kofler Theodor Ossege Rudolf Ott Georg Schmidt Helmut Thumm (Oak Leaves) Anton Windbiel Franz Wipfler Kuno Zipfel

Jäger/Infanterie-Regiment 75	Otto Doser Günter von Falkenhayn Siegfried Fuchs Andreas Greiner Ulrich von Hauff Eduard Hug Walter Jost Walter Krainz Kurt-Hermann Freiherr von Mühlen² (Oak Leaves) Max Sachsenheimer³ (Oak Leaves & Swords)

Artillerie-Regiment 5	Hans Kunert Helmut Renschler (Oak Leaves) Hans Wagner

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 5	Fritz Kercher

Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5	Adolf Hainle Horst Niemack⁴ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Herbert Volke

Pionier-Bataillon 5	Werner Reich

¹ Knight's Cross with the 50th Infantry Division ² Oak Leaves with the 559. Volksgrenadier-Division ³ Swords with the 17th Infantry Division ⁴ Swords with Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"

Persondata
Name	Baeuerle, Emil
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	10 May 1917
Place of birth	Neu-Ulm, Germany
Date of death	16 March 2007
Place of death	Neu-Ulm, Germany

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