Albert Brux

Albert Brux
Born	(1907-11-11)11 November 1907 Lauban
Died	16 December 2001(2001-12-16) (aged 94) Mainz
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1926–1945
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	17. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Third Battle of Kharkov Lower Dnieper Offensive Cherkassy Pocket Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Albert 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)
  • 2nd Class (1 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (30 May 1940)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Eastern Front Medal (3 August 1942)
• Panzer Badge (25 September 1941)
• German Cross in Gold (23 January 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 September 1941 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Schützen-Regiment 66
  • 504th Oak Leaves on 24 June 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Kurowski, Franz (2010). Panzer Grenadier Aces:German Mechanized Infantrymen in WWII. Mechanicsburg, PA USA:Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-0656-8
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.

External links

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

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Rudolf Demme	Commander of 17th Panzer Division 2 December 1944 – 19 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Theodor Kretschmer