Date of birth:

January 23rd, 1901 (Enger/Westernphalia, Germany)

Date of death:

November 4th, 1945 (Hannover/Hannover, Germany)

Buried on:

German War Graves Hannover-Stöcken
Plot: 54G. Row: 54g. Grave: 253.

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Gustav-Adolf Bruns finally reached the rank of Oberst.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

II. Bataillon, Schützen-Regiment 73, 19. Panzer-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

November 29th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74 / 19.Panzer-Dvision

Awarded on:

October 15th, 1942

The following press excerpt, dated 20.10.1942, describes why Bruns was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“During the fighting north of Orel, in the middle of August, Oberstleutnant Gustav-Adolf Bruns thrust through to a cut-off Kampfgruppe following a difficult forest battle. He relieved this unit and prevented the impending breakthrough by strong enemy forces. The former commander of the 19. Panzer-DivIsion, future Oakleaves holder Generalmajor Gustav Schmidt, put him up for the Knight’s Cross.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: John Donovan
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  - Vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis DKiG
  - Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
  

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