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Karl Bruggemann

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1936–45

Unit
  
Infanterie-Regiment 5

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Leutnant

Name
  
Karl Bruggemann

Died
  
19 June 1987(1987-06-19) (aged 71) Dusseldorf

Karl Bruggemann (1 December 1915 – 19 June 1987) was a highly decorated Leutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 November 1940 as Unteroffizier and Gruppenfuhrer in the Stabskompanie/Infanterie-Regiment 5
  • References

    Karl Bruggemann Wikipedia