General Fritz Bayerlein 1899 - 1970 Biographical Sketch

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General Fritz Bayerlein 1899 - 1970 Biographical Sketch 1899 January Born Wurzburg, Germany 1918 Served 9th Bavarian Infantry World War I Awarded wound badge 1938 June Major Age 39: 21 years of service 1938 November Logistics Officer XV Army 1939 April Operations Officer 10th Panzer Division Polish Campaign Awarded Iron Cross XIX Panzer Korps Solved close air support 1940 February Operations Staff French Campaign General Guderian mapping problem for Guderian Panzer Group Guderian Planned Russian Campaign 1940 June Operations Officer Defeat of France General Guderian with Guderian 1940 November Promoted Lieutenant Colonel Panzer Group 2 1941 June Operations Officer Russian Campaign General Guderian Guderian and Rommel Africa Corps North African arranged waiver for junior 1941 October Chief of Staff General Cruwell Campaign LtCol in CoS billet Awarded Knight’s Cross 1942 April Promoted Colonel Panzer Army Africa Briefly served as acting General Nehring 1942 June Chief of Staff Commanding General of General von Thoma Panzer Army Africa General Rommel 1943 March Promoted Major General Rommel’s influence German Chief of Staff Army Group Africa 1943 Fall Commanding General 3rd Panzer Division Russia 1944 January Commanding General Panzer Lehr Division Normandy Guderian’s influence Belgium 1944 November Commanding General LIII Corps Battle of Bulge 1945 May Promoted Lieutenant General 1945 Surrendered to U.S. Army 1. LtGen Bayerlein was a school-trained, certified, and widely-experienced General Staff officer. He served almost exclusively as the operations officer in a series of key units, in critical warfighting theaters, working for successful and demanding general officers. 2. As a General Staff officer, LtGen Bayerlein never commanded at any level until he was selected for command of the 3rd Panzer Division as a Major General. 3. What Operations Officer skills and planning experiences benefit a general officer? How does lack of command experience affect a general officer? Why did the German Army permit two separate paths to high command? Prepared by: [email protected] .

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