Martin Bieber
Martin Bieber 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 2nd Class & 1st Class
- Honour Cross of [the World War 1914/1918]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class
- West Wall Medal
- Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class
- Wound Badge in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- 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