Gerhard Bruchmann

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit Grenadier-Regiment 12 Service/branch German Army		Years of service 1939–45 Name Gerhard Bruchmann Rank Feldwebel
Battles/wars World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Operation Bagration Died October 31, 1998, Dusseldorf, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Gerhard Bruchmann (26 September 1918 – 31 October 1998) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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 (1939)

2nd Class (9 November 1941)

1st Class (7 February 1942)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (?)

in Silver (?)

in Gold (27 November 1944)

Infantry Assault Badge

Eastern Front Medal

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 August 1943 as Unteroffizier and group leader in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 12

References

Gerhard Bruchmann Wikipedia

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