Heinrich Bramesfeld (naval officer)

Heinrich Eduard Bramesfeld (born June 24, 1899 in Gemen ; † January 14, 1992 in Munich ) was a German naval officer , most recently a sea captain in the navy in World War II .

Life

Bramesfeld was the son of a pastor. From April 1, 1917, he served in the Imperial Navy on various battleships and after the First World War was deployed in guard and commanding positions on torpedo and minesweepers . He then held various positions as an admiral staff officer . On October 4, 1937 he was transferred to the High Command of the Navy and took over the position of chief of the 36th minesweeping flotilla on August 6, 1940 during the Second World War. From February 17, 1941, he was employed as leader of the 1st Security Division and from October 10, 1941 of the 2nd Security Division and was wounded on October 28, 1942.

His security units had commanded over 645,000 GRT, destroyed 34 artillery and speedboats, shot down 39 aircraft and cleared over 600 mines, for which he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on January 21, 1943 as a sea captain. The division was responsible for the sea area from the Scheldt estuary to Saint-Malo , its headquarters was near Boulogne-sur-Mer in the Chateau de Souverain-Moulin.

It was on February 5, 1943, Chief of Staff at the barrier weapons appointed -Inspection and took over on March 27, 1943, the post of leader of the 7th Security Division . From May 18, 1943 to March 26, 1944, he was Chief of Staff at the German Naval Command in Italy and on May 15, 1944, he took command of the Blocking Trial Command.

Bramesfeld came into British captivity on May 23, 1945 , from which he was released on March 11, 1946. He died on January 14, 1992 in Munich.

Awards

Iron Cross 2nd class on October 28, 1940
Iron Cross 1st Class on April 20, 1941
German cross in gold on February 12, 1942
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on January 21, 1943

literature

Clemens Range: The knight's cross bearers of the Navy . Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0 , 1974

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 238.

personal data
SURNAME	Bramesfeld, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bramesfeld, Heinrich Eduard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German naval officer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 24, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gemen
DATE OF DEATH	January 14, 1992
Place of death	Munich

[Scherzer-1] Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 238.