Diedrich Bruns

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Years of service 1914–19 1939–45 Name Diedrich Bruns		Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 16 Service/branch German Army

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany Rank Oberstleutnant of the Reserves Battles/wars World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of the Bzura Battle of the Netherlands Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Belgrade Offensive Died October 29, 1988, Oldenburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland

Diedrich Bruns (17 March 1897 – 29 October 1988) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant of the Reserves 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)

2nd Class

1st Class

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Sudetenland Medal

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (26 June 1940)

1st Class (17 August 1941)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

Crimea Shield

Eastern Front Medal

Infantry Assault Badge

German Cross in Gold (5 February 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 August 1942 as Major of the Reserves and commander of II./Infanterie-Regiment 16

References

Diedrich Bruns Wikipedia

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