Date of birth:

March 27th, 1907 (Grambin/Pommerania, Germany)

Date of death:

April 18th, 1996 (Gelsenkirchen/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
?: Unterfeldwebel;
January 1st, 1938: Feldwebel;
November 1st, 1939: Stabsfeldwebel;
April 23rd, 1940: Leutnant der Reserve;
28.07.1941: Oberleutnant der Reserve;
?: Hauptmann der Reserve;
December 1st, 1941: Hauptmann;
or 18.01.1942: Hauptmann;
February 20th, 1944: Major.

Career:
October 3rd, 1927: Polizeischule Treptow;
October 1st, 1935: 15. / Infanterie-Regiment 25;
?: Zugführer 3. / Infanterie-Regiment 509;
?: Infanterie-Regiment 571;
March 16th, 1942: Chef 5. / Infanterie-Regiment 668;
November 22nd, 1942: Führer I. / Grenadier-Regiment 668;
August 10th, 1944: Führerreserve;
May 1st, 1945 - 1950: POW.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

June 21st, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 18th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 28th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 668, 370. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

June 18th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Awarded on:

February 5th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Kommandeur, Kampfgruppe, 15. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

March 11th, 1945

Awarded for distinguishing himself as a Kampfgruppe commander in the 15. Infanterie-Division during the fighting amongst the Slovakian mountains in early 1945. He did so particularly while defending against overwhelming Soviet forces around Malinec on the 23.01.1945. All of this was achieved under very difficult circumstances and with a hodgepodge of various units that included Hungarian battalions.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

November 2nd, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 1936

• Photo: Robert Bauer - Lexikon der Wehrmacht
  
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1987.
  - Lexikon der Wehrmacht
  - Bauer, Robert : B
  - http://www.ritterkreuztraeger.info/rk/b/B114Bauer-Robert.pdf