Otto-Hermann Brücker

Otto-Hermann Adolf Brücker
Born	17 October 1899(1899-10-17) Berlin
Died	12 December 1964(1964-12-12) (aged 65) Weinheim
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1918–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 419 9. Infanterie-Division 76. Infanterie-Division 552. Infanterie-Division 6. Infanterie-Division 6. Volksgrenadier-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Vistula-Oder Offensive Lower Silesian Offensive Upper Silesian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Otto-Hermann Adolf Brücker (17 October 1899 – 12 December 1964) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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. Otto-Hermann Brücker was captured by Soviet troops in 1945, and released in 1955

Awards and decorations

• Cross of Honor (29 December 1934)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (1 July 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (7 August 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (11 August 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge (1 December 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 14 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 6. Volksgrenadier-Division ^[1]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (30 March 1944)

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Persondata
Name	Bruecker, Otto-Hermann
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	17 October 1899
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Date of death	12 December 1964
Place of death	Weinheim , Germany