Hans Bruhn

Hans Bruhn
Born	31 December 1910 Glückstadt
Died	4 April 1952 (aged 41) Glückstadt
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Major
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 90 (mot.)
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Siege of Leningrad Battle for Velikiye Luki (1943) Operation Market Garden Battle of Arnhem
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Hans Bruhn (31 December 1910 – 4 April 1952) was a highly decorated Major 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

• Sudetenland Medal (9 January 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (14 November 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (10 June 1942)
  • in Silver (26 December 1942)
  • in Gold (18 August 1944)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (8 June 1944)
• Eastern Front Medal (23 July 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze (31 March 1942)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 December 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 December 1942 as Oberleutnant and Chef 3./Grenadier-Regiment 90^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 125.

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.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945