Albert Brux
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Albert Brux | |
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Born | Lauban |
11 November 1907
Died | 16 December 2001 Mainz |
(aged 94)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1926–45 |
Rank | Oberst |
Commands held | 17. Panzer-Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Albert Georg Brux (11 November 1907 – 16 December 2001) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Albert Brux was captured by Soviet forces in January 1945, he was held until 1956.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Panzer Badge (25 September 1941)[2]
- Wound Badge
- in Gold (25 September 1942)[2]
- Eastern Front Medal (3 August 1942)[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 23 January 1943 as Major in Kradschützen-Bataillon 43[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. Unknown parameter
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- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. Unknown parameter
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Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Generalmajor Rudolf Demme |
Commander of 17th Panzer Division 2 December 1944 – 19 January 1945 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Theodor Kretschmer |
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- 1907 births
- 2001 deaths
- People from Lubań
- People from the Province of Silesia
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union