Bruno Chrobek

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Years of service 1913–19 1935–42 Name Bruno Chrobek		Other work Police officer Service/branch German Army
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany Rank Generalmajor (Posthumously) Commands held Infanterie-Regiment 672 Battles/wars World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Stalingrad † Died December 10, 1942, Volgograd, Russia Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Bruno Chrobek (9 October 1895 – 10 December 1942) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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. Bruno Chrobek was killed on 10 December 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)

2nd Class

Wound Badge (1914)

in Black

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Sudetenland Medal

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (26 September 1939)

1st Class (4 October 1939)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Silver

Infantry Assault Badge

Eastern Front Medal

German Cross in Gold (8 February 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Major and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 54

References

Bruno Chrobek Wikipedia

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