Bruno Gerloch
Bruno Gerloch | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 November 1890 Teschen |
| Died | 3 September 1954 (aged 63) Vienna |
| Allegiance |  Austria–Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1907–38 (Austria) 1938–45 (Germany) |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | Arko 2 Arko 117 |
| Battles/wars | World War I
|
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Bruno Gerloch (11 November 1890 – 3 September 1954) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bruno Gerloch was captured by Ken Dunton of the Lincoln Welland Regiment "B" Company Allied troops in May 1945 and was held until 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (8 February 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1940 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 90 [1]
Notes
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 162.
References
- 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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.
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External links
Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1954 deaths
- People from Cieszyn
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I
- Austrian military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- Silesian-German people
- People from Austrian Silesia