Claus Breger

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Years of service 1928–44 Name Claus Breger		Rank Major (Posthumously) Service/branch German Army
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Commands held I./Fusilier-Regiment 27 Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Battle of Aachen Battle of the Bulge Died December 17, 1944, Aachen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Claus Breger (25 December 1910 – 17 December 1944) was a highly decorated Major 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. Claus Breger was wounded on 16 December 1944 and died the next day in Aachen, Germany. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 14 January 1945 and was also promoted Major.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (31 October 1939)

1st Class (27 May 1940)

Infantry Assault Badge (1 July 1940)

Demyansk Shield

Eastern Front Medal (29 July 1942)

German Cross in Gold on 16 February 1942 as Stabsfeldwebel in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 27

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 4 September 1942 as Stabsfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in 1./Infanterie-Regiment 27

700th Oak Leaves on 14 January 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Fusilier-Regiment 27

References

Claus Breger Wikipedia

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