Bern von Baer

Bern von Baer (20 March 1911 – 27 November 1981) was a highly decorated Oberst i.G in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (29 May 1940)
 * Eastern Front Medal (18 August 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 13 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant i.G and Ia 16.Panzer-Division
 * 761st Oak Leaves on 28 February 1945 as Oberstleutnant i.G and Chef des Stabes Fallschirm-Panzer-Korps "Hermann Göring"
 * Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (20 March 1968)