(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Georg Bertram
Born: 31 Aug 1882, in Danzig
Died: 27 Oct 1953 in Bad Pyrmont
Promotions
Fähnrich (17 May 1902); Leutnant (19 may 1903); Oberleutnant (22 May 1912); Rittmeister (08 Nov 1914); Charakter als Major (10 May 1920); Polizei-Major (15 Jan 1921); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (21 May 1927); Polizei-Oberst (25 Sep 1931); Polizei-Generalmajor (01 Apr 1933); Generalmajor (15 Oct 1935); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1939)
Career:
Entered Army Service (30 Sep 1901)
Fahnenjunker in the 6th Dragoon-Regiment (30 Sep 1901-00 Aug 1913)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (1909-1911)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 6th Dragoon-Regiment (00 Aug 1913-12 Dec 1914)
Squadron-Chief in the 6th Dragoon-Regiment (12 Nov 1914-18 Dec 1914)
Adjutant of the 49th Infantry-Brigade (18 Dec 1914-08 Dec 1916)
Ordinance-Officer with the General-Command of the VIII. Army-Corps (08 Dec 1916-10 May 1917)
Adjutant of the 49th Infantry-Brigade (10 May 1917-27 Nov 1917)
2nd Adjutant of the 25th Infantry-Division (27 Nov 1917-27 Jun 1918)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jun 1918-10 Aug 1918)
Adjutant of the 25th Infantry-Division (10 Aug 1918-28 Aug 1918)
Leader of Battalion Bertram (I. And II. Battalion of the 115th Infantry-Regiment) (28 Aug 1918-03 Sep 1918)
Commander of the Guards-Fusilier-Battalion of the 115th Infantry-Regiment (03 Sep 1918-20 Oct 1918)
Wounded, in hospital (20 Oct 1918-26 Apr 1919)
) With the General-Staff of the XVIII. Army-Corps (26 Apr 1919-05 May 1919)
Acting-Adjutant in the General-Command of the XVIII. Army-Corps (05 May 1919-01 Nov 1919)
Transferred to the Processing-Office of the 6th Dragoon-Regiment (01 Nov 1919-06 Feb 1920) Retired from Army Service (09 Apr 1920)
Acting-Accepted into the Police-Administration Berlin, Police-Department Treptow (15 Jan 1921-13 Jul 1921)
Commander of the Police-Department Berlin-Pankow (13 Jul 1921-01 Aug 1922)
Commander of the Police-Department Berlin-Zentrum (01 Aug 1922-01 Jan 1924)
Commander of the Police-Department Berlin-Steglitz (01 Jan 1924-01 Apr 1926)
Leader of the Police-Inspection Berlin (01 Apr 1926-01 Oct 1931)
Commander of the Protection-Police-Inspection Berlin (01 Oct 1931-18 Apr 1933)
Commander of the State-Police Königsberg (18 Apr 1933-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred Back Into The Army as Commander of Stettin (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1937)
General for Special Duties in the Reichs-War-Court (01 Apr 1937-01 Oct 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Oct 1942-10 Oct 1942)
With the Staff of the Military-Commander of Belgium and North France (10 Oct 1942-15 Nov 1942)
Higher Field Commandant 589, Lüttich (15 Nov 1942-10 Jul 1943)
Higher Field Commandant 670, Lille (10 Jun 1943-23 Jan 1944)
Commander of Rear-Army-Area 533 (23 Jan 1944-09 Sep 1944)
Commander of a Division-Staff (09 Sep 1944-11 Sep 1944)
Commander of the Rhine-Crossings (11 Sep 1944-29 Oct 1944)
Commandant of Rear-Army-Area of the 1st Parachute-Army (29 Oct 1944-29 Dec 1944)
Commandant of Rear-Army-Area of the 15th Army (29 Dec 1944-08 Jan 1945)
Commandant of Rear-Army-Area of the 25th Army (08 Jan 1945-09 May 1945)
In Dutch captivity, from 1946, in Belgian captivity, with the accused in the Falkenhausen-Case (09 May 1945-00 Apr 1951)
Released (00 Apr 1951)

Awards & Decorations
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 26.12.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandant des rückwärtigen Armeegebietes der 1. Fallschirmarmee
- - Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918??? (20.10.1918: verwundet)
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung
- - Kriegsverdienstkreuz II Klasse mit Schwertern
- - Kriegsverdienstkreuz I Klasse mit Schwertern


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