Helmut Bruck Explained
| Helmut Bruck |
| Birth Date: | 16 February 1913 |
| Death Place: | Veitlahm----> |
| Branch: | Luftwaffe |
| Serviceyears: | 1935–45 |
| Commands: | StG 77
SG 77
SG 151 |
| Battles: | World War II |
| Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Helmut Bruck (16 February 1913 – 25 August 2001) was a German pilot during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. During his career he flew 973 missions.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 September 1939) & 1st Class (21 May 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 20 October 1942 as Hauptmann in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 4 September 1941 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän in the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[3]
- Oak Leaves on 19 February 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 77[4]
References
Bibliography
- Book: Fellgiebel
, Walther-Peer
. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Book: Thomas
, Franz
. 1997 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2299-6.
Notes and References
- Thomas 1997, p. 85.
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 63.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 58.
