Josef Brunhart (policeman)
Josef Brunhart (born August 14, 1905 in Balzers ; † May 14, 1984 in Vaduz ) was a Liechtenstein police officer and the police chief of the Princely Liechtenstein Security Corps .
Life
Josef Brunhart, born in the Gasthof Engel in Balzers as the son of Engel host Andreas Brunhart and his wife Aloisia (née Lampert), grew up with nine siblings. He was a citizen of the municipality of Balzers. After attending secondary school in Vaduz, he completed a police training course at the Austrian gendarmerie school in Bregenz . From April 1933 he was one of seven police officers in the newly established security corps. In the autumn of the same year he became its first director. In 1966 he took early retirement due to illness. During his more than 30-year police career, he played a key role in building up the Liechtenstein Security Corps.
In 1934 he married Hildegard Hilti. The marriage had six children. In 1959 he was awarded the Golden Merit of the Republic of Austria .
Web links
- Entry on Josef Brunhart on www.e-archiv.li
- Former police chief Josef Brunhart, Vaduz † , June 4, 1984, Liechtensteiner Volksblatt
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brunhart, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Liechtenstein police officer, chief of the Liechtenstein national police |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Balzers |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1984 |
| Place of death | Vaduz |