Johann Brucker Military person

Johann Brucker (21 March 1913 – 8 March 1966) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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. Johann Brucker joined the Bundeswehr after the war and retired in 1963.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 21, 1913
Birth place
Germany , Bodenwöhr
Date of deathMarch 08, 1966
Place of death
Germany , Munich

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Crimean Campaign
Battle of the Caucasus
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Ruhr Pocket
Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine
Battle of Rostov (1942)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandGrenadier-Regiment 959
service start1935
service end1935

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External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/B/Br/Brucker-Johann.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/2805