Karl-Friedrich Brill

Infobox Military Person
name=Karl-Friedrich Brill
born=birth date|1898|7|18|df=y
died=dda|1943|10|22|1898|7|18|df=y
placeofbirth=Stolzenau
placeofdeath=west of Porto Santo Stefano


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allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=navy|Nazi Germany
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rank=Fregattenkapitän of the Reserves
commands=Minenschiff "Cobra"
Minenschiff "Juminda"
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battles=World War II
awards=Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
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Dr. Ing. Karl-Friedrich Brill (18 July 1898 - 22 October 1943) was a "Fregattenkapitän " of the Reserves with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and member of the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt in the aftermaths of World war I. He is also a posthumous recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Brill was killed in action when the Minenschiff "Juminda" was sunk on 22 October 1943 west of Porto Santo Stefano by three American torpedo boats from the 15th Squadron MTB coming from the base of La Maddalena. PT 212, PT 206, PT 216 launched several torpedoes but only the PT 212 scored 2 hits at the stern of the vessel.

More than 60 German sailors were killed in this enagegement, while only sixteen of them were saved. The body of Karl-Friedrich Brill was found in the sea two days later and buried with military honors on 27 October 1943 at the cemetery of Orbetello and then transferred to the German cemetery at Pomezia.

Awards

* Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
** Knight's Cross (27 December 1941)
** 330. Oak Leaves (18 November 1943)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Range, Clemens (1974). "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine". Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.