Karl Brommann
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Karl Brommann
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| Born | 20 July 1920 Neumünster, Germany |
| Died | 30 June 2011 (aged 90) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |
 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1937–1945 |
| Rank | Untersturmführer |
| Unit | 6th SS Gebirgs Division Nord 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division Nordland 103 SS Heavy Panzer Battalion |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross I Class Iron Cross II Class Wound Badge Panzer Badge in Silver Infantry Assault Badge in Silver Sudetenland Medal Anschluss Medal |
Karl Brommann (20 July 1920 – 30 June 2011)[1] was a Untersturmführer (Storm Leader/Second Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for the destruction of 66 tanks along with 44 anti tank guns and 15 vehicles in the battle for Danzig.[2] The Knight's Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Career
Brommann was born on 20 July 1920 in Neumünster in Holstein. In 1937 he volunteered to join the SS at the age of seventeen and was posted to the 2nd Brandenburg Standarte, SS Totenkopf (SS service number 316479). In 1938 he took part in the Anschluss of Austria [3] and the occupation of the Sudetenland.[3]
Brommann was posted to the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord and fought in Finland. He was posted to the 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division Nordland in May 1943 and fought on the Eastern Front. In October 1943, he was transferred to the 103 SS Heavy Panzer Battalion and trained on the Tiger I tank.
In October 1944 the Battalion received their first Tiger II tanks and on 27 January 1945 was transferred to the Eastern Front in East Prussia. He was awarded the Knight's Cross. Brommann was mentioned in the daily OKW propaganda report, Wehrmachtbericht, on 10 April 1945.[4]
He was captured by the British on 21 May 1945. Brommann remained in captivity until November 1947.
Awards
- Anschluss Commemorative Medal 13 March 1938 (26 October 1939)[3]
- The Sudetenland Commemorative Medal (19 September 1939)[3]
- War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (1 December 1941)[5]
- 1st Class
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (31 December 1941)[5]
- Wound Badge in Black (15 January 1942)[5]
- Panzer Badge in Silver (24 February 1945)[5]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (29 April 1945)[6]
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- 1920 births
- 2011 deaths
- People from Neumünster
- People from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein
- SS-Untersturmführer
- Panzer commanders
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- Recipients of the War Merit Cross, 2nd class
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- Waffen-SS personnel
