Christian Braun

Christian Braun
Born	(1920-11-08)8 November 1920 Tübingen
Died	1 January 1987(1987-01-01) (aged 66) Tübingen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Leutnant of the Reserves
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 308
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Denmark Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Operation Dragoon
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Christian Gottlieb Braun (8 November 1920 – 1 January 1987) was a highly decorated Leutnant of the Reserves 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.

Dates of Rank

• Gefreiter - 1 July 1940
• Unteroffizier - 1 August 1941
• Feldwebel - 1 July 1942
• Oberfeldwebel - 1 April 1943
• Offiziersbewerber - 1 September 1944
• Fahnenjunker - 1 November 1944
• Leutnant of the Reserves - 1 December 1944

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 September 1941)
  • 1st Class (5 October 1941)
• Infantry Assault Badge (1 September 1941)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black (28 January 1942)
  • in Silver (22 April 1944)
• Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (1 May 1944)
  • in Silver (9 April 1945)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 August 1943)
• 4 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
  • One on 26 May 1944
  • Two on 1 August 1944
  • One on 3 October 1944
• German Cross in Gold on 26 June 1942 as Unteroffizier in the 8./Infanterie-Regiment 308
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 25 July 1944 as Oberfeldwebel of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) in 8.(M.G.)/Grenadier-Regiment 308
  • 677th Oak Leaves on 9 December 1944 as Oberfeldwebel of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) in 8.(M.G.)/Grenadier-Regiment 308

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1993). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 3: Br–Bu (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkeuztraeger 1939-1945