Heinrich Brücker
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Heinrich Brücker
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Born | 5 May 1913 Kiel |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Eckernförde |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
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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
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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
- Aviator badge
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 June 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[1][2]
- German Cross in Gold on 15 April 1944 as Major in Schlachtgeschwader 4[3]
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Preceded by
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Gruppenkommandeur of III. Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" 1 May 1939 – 1 August 1941 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Ernst-Siegfried Steen |