Karl Brück (officer)

Karl Brück (born May 30, 1869 in Leipzig , † June 15, 1945 in Dippoldiswalde ) was a German major general in the Reichswehr .

Life

Saxon Army

Bridging occurred on 1 April 1888 as a cadet in the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment. 28 of the Saxon army , where he for the 20 November 1888 Ensign transported and on 7 September 1889 second lieutenant was appointed. With his promotion to Prime Lieutenant on July 18, 1895, Brück was appointed Adjutant of the I. Department . As a captain , he then acted as battery chief in his regiment and was transferred to 1st Field Artillery Regiment No. 12 in the same function on September 20, 1904 . From June 17, 1910 to September 30, 1912 he was a member of the regimental staff and then, while simultaneously being promoted to major, he was appointed commander of the 1st division of the 4th Field Artillery Regiment No. 48 .

He held this command beyond the outbreak of World War I until August 27, 1914. He was then commissioned with the formation of the Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 53 and from October 12th, Brück was initially appointed as a department commander. Nine days later he was again in command of the 1st Division of Field Artillery Regiment No. 48. In August 1915, Brück was commanded to represent the commander of the 5th Field Artillery Regiment No. 64 . One month he was transferred to the 6th Field Artillery Regiment No. 68 , which he commanded from that point on. Brück became a lieutenant colonel on August 2, 1917 . On July 30, 1918, Brück was seriously wounded and experienced the end of the war in the hospital .

Reichswehr

After he was able to work again, Brück was taken over to the provisional Reichswehr and served as commander of the Reichswehr Artillery Regiment 12 for one year from October 1, 1919. He then took over the Artillery Regiment 4 in Dresden in the same function and became promoted to colonel on November 30, 1920 . Brück gave up the command on January 31, 1925 and then acted as Artillery Leader IV. After becoming major general on May 1, 1926, he retired from the army on January 31, 1927.

Awards

Red Eagle Order IV class
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords
Wound badge (1918) in black
Commander II class of the Military Order of St. Heinrich
Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Saxon Order of Merit with Swords
Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Albrecht with Swords
Saxon service award cross
Austrian Military Merit Cross III. Class with the war decoration

literature

Dermot Bradley (Ed.): The Generals of the Army 1921-1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 2: v. Blanckensee – v. Czettritz and Neuhauß. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2424-7 , pp. 291-292.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Reichswehr Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1925. p. 112.

personal data
SURNAME	Brück, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German major general
DATE OF BIRTH	May 30, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH	June 15, 1945
Place of death	Dippoldiswalde

[Rangliste1925-1] A ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Reichswehr Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1925. p. 112.