Josef Bremm Military person

Josef Benedikt Bremm (3 May 1914 – 21 October 1998) was a German Officer, serving during World War II. He is noted for being the last recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 03, 1914
Birth place
Mannebach
Date of deathOctober 21, 1998
Place of death
Monreal Germany

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allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of the Bulge
Invasion of Normandy
World War II
Battle of France
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military unit
126th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
712th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
service start1935
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://web.archive.org/web/20080105052917/http:/www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/B/Bremm-Josef.htm