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Bruchmann, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 12)

Date of birth:
September 26th, 1918 (Röhrsdorf/Posen, Germany)
Date of death:
October 31st, 1998 (Düsseldorf/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Gerhard Bruchmann finally reached the rank of Feldwebel.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 9th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 7th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:
Gruppenführer, 3. Kompanie, Grenadier-Regiment 12, 31. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
August 6th, 1943
Awarded for his actions in the fighting south of Orel during the summer of 1943. Despite being hindered by a wound he continued to lead at the head of his Kampfgruppe. In this time he and his men broke into the Soviet trenches and crushed their resistance after a short yet fierce round of close combat.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 27th, 1944
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold

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