(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Friedrich Bayer
Born: 01 Nov 1887 in Krotoschin, Posen
Died: 05 Aug 1953 in Camp Voikovo, USSR
Promotions:
Fähnrich (28 Feb 1907); Leutnant (27 Jan 1908); Oberleutnant (08 Nov 1914); Hauptmann (18 Dec 1915); Charakter als Major (28 Aug 1919); Polizei-Hauptmann (28 Aug 1919); Polizei-Major (13 Jul 1921); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1933); Polizei-Oberst (20 Apr 1934); Oberst (16 Mar 1936); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1938); Generalleutnant (14 Sep 1940)
Career:
Entered Army Service (28 Feb 1907)
Fähnrich in the 24th Infantry-Regiment (28 Feb 1907-22 Mar 1914)
Transferred into the 158th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1914-15 Dec 1914)
Detached to the Field-Recruitment-Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Division (15 Dec 1914-12 Apr 1915)
Back with the 158th Infantry-Regiment (12 Apr 1915-18 Jun 1915)
With the I. Replacement-Battalion of the 158th Infantry-Regiment (18 Jun 1915-15 Aug 1915)
Detached to the Field-Recruitment-Depot 1/VII (15 Aug 1915-16 Sep 1916)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 55th Infantry-Regiment (16 Sep 1916-13 Dec 1916)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (13 Dec 1916-23 Oct 1917)
In French captivity (23 Oct 1917-00 Apr 1919)
Released from captivity, and back with the 158th Infantry-Regiment and Detached with the District-Command Essen (00 Apr 1919-28 Aug 1919)
Transferred into Police Service (28 Aug 1919)
Transferred to the Security-Police Münster as Unit-Commander (28 Aug 1919-09 Sep 1919)
Unit-Leader at the Police School Wesel (09 Sep 1919-26 Apr 1920)
Unit-Leader at the Police School III, Sennelager (26 Apr 1920-00 May 1920)
Unit-Leader at the Police School Remscheid (00 May 1920-09 Feb 1921)
Unit-Leader at the Police School Essen (09 Feb 1921-13 Jul 1921)
Unit-Leader at the Police School Dortmund (13 Jul 1921-01 Apr 1926)
Tactics-Instructor and Course-Director at the Police School Burg (01 Apr 1926-01 Oct 1931)
Inspection-Leader at the Police School Magdeburg (01 Oct 1931-23 Mar 1933)
Temporary-Commander of the Police School Frankfurt (23 Mar 1933-07 Aug 1933)
Commander of the State-Police-Group Dortmund (07 Aug 1933-13 Dec 1933)
Commander of the State-Police-Group Cologne (13 Dec 1933-16 Mar 1936)
Transferred into Army Service (16 Mar 1936)
Commander of the 78th Infantry-Regiment (16 Mar 1936-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 77th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-19 Oct 1939)
Commander of Replacement-Troops 2 in Military-District XII (19 Oct 1939-20 Oct 1939)
Commander of Division 182 (20 Oct 1939-25 Apr 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Apr 1940-08 Jun 1940)
Higher Field Commandant 669 (08 Jun 1940-01 Jul 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jul 1940-25 Jul 1940)
Commandant of Strasbourg, Alsace (25 Jul 1940-15 Mar 1941)
Commander of the 281st Security-Division (15 Mar 1941-08 Dec 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 122nd Infantry-Division (08 Dec 1941-18 Feb 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (18 Feb 1942-15 Apr 1942)
Commander of the 217th Infantry-Division (15 Apr 1942-27 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 347th Infantry-Division (27 Sep 1942-19 Oct 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (19 Oct 1943-20 Nov 1943)
Commander of Division 408 (20 Nov 1943-15 Jun 1944)
Commander of the 153rd Field-Training-Division (15 Jun 1944-11 Sep 1944)
In Soviet captivity (11 Sep 1944-05 Aug 1953)
Died (05 Aug 1953)

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