| Friedrich Bernhard | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1888-10-05)5 October 1888 German Empire |
| Died | 29 December 1945(1945-12-29) (aged 57) Bryansk, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  German Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 9th Army |
| Battles / wars | Seocond World War |
| Awards | German Cross |
Friedrich Bernhard (5 October 1888 – 29 December 1945) was a German Lieutenant-General of the Cavalry, serving during World War II as a Panzer commander. He was a recipient of the German Cross in Gold on 17 March 1944. He held command of Special Corps 532 in the 9th Army. After being captured by the Red Army, he was sentenced to death by a Soviet military tribunal in Bryansk on 29 December 1945 for atrocities committed in the Bryansk area, and was subsequently executed.
Notes
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 39.
- Parrish 1996, p. 128.
References
- Parrish, Michael (1996). The Lesser Terror: Soviet State Security, 1939–1953. Praeger Press. ISBN 978-0-275-95113-9.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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