Günter Braake

Günter Braake
Born	(1921-04-10)10 April 1921
Died	21 May 2016(2016-05-21) (aged 95)
Place of birth	Visselhövede, Lower Saxony, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Führer I. / Grenadier-Regiment 422 / 126. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Günter Braake (10 April 1921 – 21 May 2016) was a German officer who served during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Braake died in May 2016 at the age of 95.

Military career

Awards

Iron Cross Second Class

Iron Cross First Class

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 August 1944 as Oberleutnant and deputy leader of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 422

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986] (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.