Martin Bieber

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Martin Bieber (10 November 1900  – 19 October 1974) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded  several divisions. Born in Tabarz, he was a recipient of the  Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Bieber surrendered to the Soviet forces in May 1945 and was held in the Soviet Union as a war criminal until October 1955. He died in Düsseldorf in 1974.

Awards and decorations
 Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 November 1917) & 1st Class (22 September 1918)
 Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (23 January 1935)
 Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)
 West Wall Medal (20 April 1940)
 Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 June 1940) & 1st Class  (24 June 1940)
 Wound Badge (1939) in Silver (15 February 1942)
 Eastern Front Medal (18 August 1942)
 German Cross in Gold on 2 January 1942 as Major in II./Infanterie-Regiment 167
 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 Knight's Cross on 28 July 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 184
 Oak Leaves on 2 September 1944 as Oberst and commander of Divisionsgruppe 86

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Category:1900 births
Category:1974 deaths
Category:People from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Category:People from Gotha (district)
Category:Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
Category:German military personnel of World War I
Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross
Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves