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Rudolf Brehmer

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Years of service
  
1906–20 1935–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Rudolf Brehmer

Rank
  
Oberst

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

Commands held
  
Infanterie-Regiment 347

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow

Died
  
November 3, 1967, Lurup, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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

Rudolf Brehmer (15 January 1887 – 3 November 1967) 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (13 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (30 September 1916)
  • Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black (26 July 1918)
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (3 November 1935)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (13 January 1940)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (4 May 1942)
  • Eastern Front Medal (11 July 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold (9 December 1941)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 347

    • References

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