Kurt Brill
Kurt Brill | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 January 1916 Otterberg |
| Died | 25 May 1978 (aged 62) Otterberg |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Heer |
| Years of service | 1935–45 |
| Rank | Oberstleutnant |
| Commands | Grenadier-Regiment 146 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Kurt Brill (19 January 1916 – 25 May 1978) 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Anschluss Medal (8 November 1938)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (3 July 1940)
- 1st Class (11 July 1940)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (28 August 1943)
- Infantry Assault Badge (10 August 1941)
- Eastern Front Medal (20 July 1942)
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 November 1943)
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (12 October 1943)
- German Cross in Gold (5 April 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1944 as Major and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 956[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 123.
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.
{{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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