Karl-Heinrich Brenner
Karl Jakob Heinrich Brenner - also Karl-Heinrich Brenner - (1 May 1895 – 14 February 1954) was a decorated German general of the Waffen-SS who held the rank of SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of Polizei during the Nazi era. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Karl-Heinrich Brenner | |
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| Born | 1 May 1895 Mannheim, German Empire |
| Died | 14 February 1954 (aged 58) Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} German Empire.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Weimar Republic.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Waffen SS |
| Rank | SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Police |
| Commands held | SS Division Nord |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 December 1944 as SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Police.[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class (4 August 1941) & 1st Class (17 August 1941)[2]
- Wound Badge 1939 in Gold (27 September 1941)[2]
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (16 May 1944)[3]
- War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (24 July 1940) & 1st Class with Swords (1 September 1942)[2]
See also
References
Citations
- Scherzer 2007, p. 243.
- Thomas & Wegmann 1993, p. 47.
- Thomas & Wegmann 1993, p. 48.
Bibliography
- 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1993). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VI: Die Gebirgstruppe Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VI: The Mountain Troops Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2430-3.
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