Karl Brassert

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Years of service 1917–20 1934–45 Service/branch German Army		Name Karl Brassert Rank Oberst

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

References

Karl Brassert Wikipedia

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