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Other work
  
Police Officer


Name
  
Johannes Bruhn

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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Years of service
  
1915–20 1935–45 1951–54

Rank
  
Generalmajor(Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundesgrenzschutz)

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Siege of Leningrad Battle of the Caucasus Crimean 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

    Johannes Bruhn Wikipedia