Albert Brux

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Years of service 1926–45 Name Albert Brux Rank Oberst		Commands held 17. Panzer-Division Service/branch German Army
Born 11 November 1907 Lauban ( 1907-11-11 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Third Battle of Kharkov Lower Dnieper Offensive Cherkassy Pocket Kamenets-Podolsky pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive Died December 16, 2001, Mainz, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Albert Georg Brux (11 November 1907 – 16 December 2001) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Albert Brux was captured by Soviet forces in January 1945, he was held until 1956.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (1 November 1939)

1st Class (30 May 1940)

Panzer Badge (25 September 1941)

Wound Badge

in Gold (25 September 1942)

Eastern Front Medal (3 August 1942)

German Cross in Gold on 23 January 1943 as Major in Kradschutzen-Bataillon 43

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 12 September 1941 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Schutzen-Regiment 66

504th Oak Leaves on 24 June 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40

References

Albert Brux Wikipedia

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