Johannes Bruhn

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Other work Police Officer		Name Johannes Bruhn

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Years of service 1915–201935–451951–54 Rank Generalmajor(Wehrmacht)Generalmajor (Bundesgrenzschutz) Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceSiege of LeningradBattle of the CaucasusCrimean Offensive (1944)Battle of Nancy (1944) Died November 20, 1954, Lubeck, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Commands held 553e Volksgrenadier Division Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Service/branch German Army, Bundesgrenzschutz

Johannes Bruhn (10 July 1898 – 20 November 1954) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. In 1951 he joined the Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Guards), retiring in 1954.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Gold on 17 November 1941 as Oberstleutnant in Artillerie-Regimentsstab z.b.V. 818

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1943 as Oberst and commander of Artilleriekommandeur 149

References

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