Karl-Heinrich Brenner
| Karl Heinrich Brenner | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1 May 1895 |
| Died | February 14, 1954 (aged 58) |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Waffen SS |
| Rank | Gruppenführer |
| Service number |
NSDAP #3,460,685 SS #307,786 |
| Unit |
SS Division Totenkopf SS Polizei Division |
| Commands held | SS Division Nord |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl-Heinrich Brenner (1 May 1895 – 14 February 1954) was a high-ranking SS official of Nazi Germany during World War II who served in the police and the Waffen-SS. He was awarded the 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]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.
- 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 Miltaer-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.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by SS-Brigadeführer Gustav Lombard |
Commander of 6th SS Mountain Division Nord September 1944 – March 1945 |
Succeeded by SS-Standartenführer Franz Schreiber |
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