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Karl Brassert

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Years of service
  
1917–20 1934–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Karl Brassert

Rank
  
Oberst

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Born
  
2 March 1899 Dresden (
1899-03-02
)

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

Commands held
  
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 Kampfgruppe Marienburg

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battles of Rzhev Operation Overlord East Prussian Offensive

Died
  
June 12, 1982, Bergedorf, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Karl Hermann Werner Brassert (2 March 1899 – 12 June 1982) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Karl Brassert was taken prisoner by Soviet troops in 1945 and was released in 1950.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (17 September 1918)
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (15 January 1935)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (23 October 1939)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (30 May 1940)
  • Panzer Badge
  • in Bronze (9 September 1941)
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (1 July 1943)
  • Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 16 February 1942 as Major in the II./Schutzen-Regiment 10
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1945 as Oberst and Kampfgruppen Kommandant Marienburg

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