Date of birth:

June 24th, 1899 (Gemmen/Borken/Nordrhein Westphalia, Germany)

Date of death:

January 14th, 1992 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:

01-12-1917 – Bootsmaat
15-02-1918 – Fähnrich zur See
07-10-1918 – Säbelfähnrich
01-01-1921 – Leutnant zur See
01-02-1924 – Oberleutnant zur See
01-02-1931 – Kapitänleutnant
01-04-1936 – Korvettenkapitän
01-11-1939 – Fregattenkapitän
01-09-1941 – Kapitän zur See

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

December 1934

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Fregattenkapitän (Commander)

Unit:

Chef 36. Minensuchflottille, Kriegsmarine

Awarded on:

October 28th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Fregattenkapitän (Commander)

Unit:

Chef 36. Minensuchflottille, Kriegsmarine

Awarded on:

April 20th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Fregattenkapitän (Commander)

Unit:

Chef 36. Minensuchflottille, Kriegsmarine

Awarded on:

April 20th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Kapitän zur See (Captain Royal Navy)

Unit:

Führer 2. Sicherungsdivision, Kriegsmarine

Awarded on:

February 12th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Kapitän zur See (Captain Royal Navy)

Unit:

Führer 2. Sicherungsdivision, Kriegsmarine

Awarded on:

November 7th, 1942

Received for inflicting a wound on October 28th 1942.
Got wounded on his left lower arm.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Kapitän zur See (Captain Royal Navy)

Unit:

Führer 2. Sicherungsdivision, Kriegsmarine

Awarded on:

January 21st, 1943

The following press excerpt describes why Bramesfeld was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Kapitän zur See Heinrich Bramesfeld, born on the 24.06.1899 in Gemen (Westphalia) as the son of a minister, has outstandingly distinguished himself as the commander of a Sicherungs-Division. Under his leadership a total of 658000 GRT of shipping was escorted, 34 enemy motor torpedo boats sunk, 39 aircraft shot down and 611 mines swept. The award of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to Kapitän zur See Bramesfeld likewise is a great honour for his soldiers at the same time. They had had to endure particularly difficult conditions during the naval war in the west.”

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