Gerhard Bruchmann

Gerhard Bruchmann
Born	(1918-09-26)September 26, 1918
Died	31 October 1998(1998-10-31) (aged 80)
Place of birth	Röhrsdorf
Place of death	Düsseldorf
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–1945
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 12
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Operation Bagration
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Bruchmann (26 September 1918 – 31 October 1998) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (9 November 1941)
  • 1st Class (7 February 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (?)
  • in Silver (?)
  • in Gold (27 November 1944)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 August 1943 as Unteroffizier and group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 12

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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. 

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com