Michael Bauer (officer)

Michael Bauer
Born	24 November 1895 Herzogenaurach
Died	15 February 1943(1943-02-15) (aged 47) Sclobodka, Russia
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–1919 1935–1943
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 499 Grenadier-Regiment 488
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Michael Bauer (24 November 1895 – 15 February 1943) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Michael Bauer suffered a stroke on 3 February 1943 and died on 15 February 1943 in Sclobodka, Russia.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 2 February 1942 as Major and commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 499^[1]

Notes

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 106.

References

• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Persondata
Name	Bauer, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	24 November 1895
Place of birth	Herzogenaurach, Germany
Date of death	15 February 1943
Place of death	Sclobodka, Russia