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Helmut Bruck

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Name
  
Helmut Bruck


Years of service
  
1935–45

Rank
  
Oberst

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Battles/wars
  
World War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceBattle of BritainInvasion of YugoslaviaBattle of GreeceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Kiev (1941)Battle of MoscowThird Battle of KharkovBattle of KurskLower Dnieper Offensive

Other work
  
Police officerForester

Died
  
August 25, 2001, Mainleus, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Commands held
  
StG 77SG 77SG 151

Helmut Bruck (16 February 1913 – 25 August 2001) was a German pilot during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. During his career he flew 973 missions.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 September 1939) & 1st Class (21 May 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 20 October 1942 as Hauptmann in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 September 1941 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
  • Oak Leaves on 19 February 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77

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