Bernhard von Gelieu
(24.5.1864 - 14.10.1926)
place of birth:  Berlin

Prussian colonel most noted for serving as commandant of the Fortress at Liege, Belgium during the final months of the war. Bernhard was the son of General of Infantry Bernhard von Gelieu, the last of the Neuchâtel officers serving in the Guard-Schützen-Battalion.

Young Bernhard was also with the Guard-Schützen-Battalion during his pre-war service years, ultimately receiving command of that battalion as Germany entered the war. During the bulk of the war, however, he headed two different infantry regiments, seeing action on both the western and eastern fronts. In the summer of 1918, von Gelieu was transferred to Liege in order to serve as the fortress commandant. Following the war, he was promoted to major general and died in Berlin in 1926.