Karl Brocks

Prof. Dr. Karl Brocks
Born	29 January 1912 Kiel
Died	29 May 1972 (aged 60) Hamburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Hauptmann of the Reserves
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 123
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Odessa (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of the Caucasus Kuban bridgehead Crimean Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Prof. Dr. Karl Brocks (29 January 1912 – 29 May 1972) was an internationally known and respected meteorologist^[1] and a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves 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. After the war, he became a member of the Geophysical (later Meteorological) Institute of Hamburg University. In 1960 he was appointed full professor and head of the Institute.^[2]

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (19 July 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Crimea Shield
• Kuban Shield
• Eastern Front Medal (28 July 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (10 July 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 September 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and regimental adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 123^[3]

References

Citations

1. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 1973, p. 3
2. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 1973, p. 3
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124.

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.
• "Dedication". Boundary-Layer Meteorology (Kluwer Academic Publishers) 4 (1-4): 2–4. April 1973. doi:10.1007/BF02265221. Retrieved 2014-01-23.

External links

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