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Eduard Brunner (officer)

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Eduard Brunner

Years of service
  
1938–45 1960–75

Born
  
8 December 1918 Munich (
1918-12-08
)

Died
  
13 May 2006(2006-05-13) (aged 87) Munich

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
I./Grenadier-Regiment 62

Eduard Brunner (8 December 1918 – 13 May 2006) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. 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. Eduard Brunner joined the Bundeswehr in 1960 and retired in 1975 as an Oberstleutnant.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (22 July 1940)
  • Wound Badge
  • in Black (22 January 1942)
  • in Silver (8 November 1944)
  • Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (7 October 1940)
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (3 February 1944)
  • German Cross in Gold on 24 March 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 62
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 27 June 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 62
  • 638th Oak Leaves on 28 October 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 62

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