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  • Albert Brux
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  • 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.
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serviceyears
  • 1926
Birth Date
  • 1907-11-11
Commands
  • 17
Branch
death place
  • Mainz
Name
  • Albert Brux
Birth Place
Title
  • Commander of 17th Panzer Division
Awards
death date
  • 2001-12-16
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
  • Weimar Republic
Battles
Before
  • Generalmajor Rudolf Demme
Years
  • --12-02
After
  • Generalmajor Theodor Kretschmer
abstract
  • 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.