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  • Gerhard Brehme
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  • Gerhard Brehme (7 September 1912 – 17 July 1943) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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 recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Brehme was mortally wounded during the Battle of Kursk and died in a hospital in Kharkov after years of service on the eastern theater of the war. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 23 August 1943.
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Unit
  • Panzer-Abteilung 52
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serviceyears
  • 1934
Birth Date
  • 1912-09-07
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death place
  • Kharkov, Russia
Name
  • Gerhard Brehme
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Awards
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
Battles
abstract
  • Gerhard Brehme (7 September 1912 – 17 July 1943) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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 recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Brehme was mortally wounded during the Battle of Kursk and died in a hospital in Kharkov after years of service on the eastern theater of the war. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 23 August 1943.