Heinrich Brücker

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Heinrich Brücker
Born 5 May 1913
Kiel
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Eckernförde
Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1930's–45
1950's–71
Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
Schnellkampfgeschwader 10
Jagdverband 44
Commands held III./StG 2
Battles/wars Spanish Civil War

World War II

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinrich Brücker (5 May 1913 – 14 June 1984) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and 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. Heinrich Brücker joined the Bundeswehr in the late 1950s and retired in 1971 as an Oberst.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 146.
  2. Scherzer 2007, p. 247.
  3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 63.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Unknown
Gruppenkommandeur of III. Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
1 May 1939 – 1 August 1941
Succeeded by
Hauptmann Ernst-Siegfried Steen