Bruno Chrobek

Bruno Chrobek
Born	9 October 1895 Pleß, Silesia (now Poland)
Died	10 December 1942 (aged 47) Stalingrad, Russia
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–19 1935–42
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 672
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Białystok–Minsk Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Stalingrad †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Bruno Chrobek (9 October 1895 – 10 December 1942) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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. Bruno Chrobek was killed on 10 December 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (4 October 1939)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (8 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Major and commander of I./Infanterie-Regiment 54^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 130.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 4: C–Dow] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Bruno Chrobek @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)