(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Friedrich Bernhard
Born: 05 Oct 1888 in Gut Radau by Bad Harzburg
Died: 30 Dec 1945 in Bryansk, USSR (Executed)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Sep 1909); Fähnrich (19 Nov 1909); Leutnant (22 Aug 1910); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1918); Major (01 Feb 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1934); Oberst (01 Aug 1936); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1940); Genralleutnant (01 Aug 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (05 Oct 1888)
Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Railway-Regiment (15 Mar 1909-01 Oct 1913)
Transferred into the 2nd Railway-Regiment (01 Oct 1913-01 Oct 1914)
Transferred into the 14th Railway-Construction-Company (02 Aug 1914-10 Oct 1914)
Transferred back into the 2nd Railway-Regiment (10 Oct 1914-10 Nov 1914)
Company-Leader in the 136th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1914-10 Feb 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Depot of the 136th Infantry-Regiment after wounding (10 Feb 1945-01 Apr 1915)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the Military-Railway-Direction 3 (01 Apr 1915-28 Aug 1915)
Adjutant of the Staff-officer in the VII. Battalion (Eastern) of the Military-Railway-Direction 6 (05 Oct 1915-08 Nov 1915)
Transferred into the 2nd Railway-Regiment and simultaneously detached to Aircraft-Observer-Training to the 6th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (08 Nov 1915-01 Feb 1916)
Transferred into the 3rd Bomber-Group of the Supreme Army Command (01 Feb 1916-01 Mar 1916)
Observer in the 14th Bomber-Squadron of the 3rd Bomber-Group of the Supreme Army Command (01 Mar 1916-04 Oct 1916)
Transferred into the Army-Flight-Park B (04 Oct 1916-06 Dec 1916)
Transferred into the Army-Flight-Park South then the Flying-Battalion A 242 (06 Dec 1916-14 Apr 1917)
Shot down, and in Russian captivity (14 Apr 1917-06 Oct 1920)
Released from Russian captivity (06 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 2nd Signals-Battalion (08 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Company-Chief in the 2nd Signals-Battalion (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1923)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 2nd Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1923-01 Jun 1924)
Detached to Course for Signals-Officers at the Artillery-School (21 Feb 1924-04 Apr 1924)
Detached to the 2nd Division (01 Jun 1924-01 Jun 1924)
Transferred into the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Jun 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the 6th Mounted-Regiment – in unchanged Official use (01 Oct 1925-01 Dec 1926)
Transferred into the Staff of Group-Command 1 and Detached to Signals-School in Jüterbog (01 Dec 1926-01 May 1927)
Transferred in unchanged Official use into the 8th Mounted-Regiment (01 May 1927-01 Apr 1928)
Transferred into the Staff of the 8th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Nov 1930)
Detached to Course for Uniform Riding-Training at the Cavalry-School (10 Oct 1929-06 Nov 1929)
Transferred into the Staff of the 1st Cavalry-Regiment (01 Nov 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Detached to Signals-Course at the Artillery-School (12 Jan 1932-22 Jan 1932)
Commander of the 2nd Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Signals-Battalion Stettin (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the Signals-Troop II (15 Oct 1935-24 Aug 1939)
Signals Leader of the 7th Army (24 Aug 1939-08 Nov 1939)
Signals Leader of the 18th Army (08 Nov 1939-01 Aug 1940)
Signals Leader of Army-Group A (01 Aug 1940-18 Oct 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (18 Oct 1941-13 Apr 1942)
Commandant of Rear Army-Area 532 (Army High Command 2) (13 Apr 1942-08 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity (08 May 1945-30 Dec 1945)
Sentenced to death by a Soviet tribunal at Bryansk, for atrocities in the Bryansk area, and executed on that day (30 Dec 1945)

Awards & Decorations
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 17.03.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandant des rückwärtigen Armeegebietes 532 (2. Armee)
- - 1939 EK I –S-
- - 1939 EK II –S-
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- - Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse
- - Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz I Klasse
- - Flieger Erinnerungs-Abzeichen
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse


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