Karl Brassert

Karl Brassert
Born	2 March 1899 Dresden
Died	12 June 1982 (aged 83) Bergedorf
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1917–20 1934–45
Rank	Oberst
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
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (15 January 1935)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (23 October 1939)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (30 May 1940)^[2]
• Panzer Badge
  • in Bronze (9 September 1941)^[2]
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (1 July 1943)^[2]
• Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)^[2]
• German Cross in Gold on 16 February 1942 as Major in the II./Schützen-Regiment 10^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1945 as Oberst and Kampfgruppen Kommandant Marienburg^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1993, p. 44.
2. Thomas & Wegmann 1993, p. 45.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2009, p. 56.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 122.

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 (1993). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 3: Br–Bu [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 3: Br–Bu] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztrager 1939-1945