Hans Bruhn

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Other work Police officer Service/branch German Army		Years of service 1935–45 Name Hans Bruhn Rank Major
Unit Grenadier-Regiment 90 (mot.) Battles/wars World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Siege of Leningrad Battle for Velikiye Luki (1943) Operation Market Garden Battle of Arnhem Died April 4, 1952, Gluckstadt, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Hans Bruhn (31 December 1910 – 4 April 1952) 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal (9 January 1940)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (12 July 1940)

1st Class (14 November 1941)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (10 June 1942)

in Silver (26 December 1942)

in Gold (18 August 1944)

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze (8 June 1944)

Eastern Front Medal (23 July 1942)

Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze (31 March 1942)

Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 December 1944)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 December 1942 as Oberleutnant and Chef 3./Grenadier-Regiment 90

References

Hans Bruhn Wikipedia

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