Karl Brunke

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Karl Brunke (* 1892 ; † 1961 ) was a German police officer.

Career

From May 24, 1946, Brunke was chief of the Hanover police force . When he took up his duties, he replaced Fritz Kiehne , who had temporarily taken over the post after Adolf Schulte's arrest. As his maxim he named unconditional obedience to the British military government and rejected any party politics. He drove the denazification of the authority substantially .

At his instigation, the police committee for the Hanover city district created social facilities for the police officers. In the spring of 1948 the police sanctuary opened in Altenau (Harz) and a housing association was founded. The sports field and the clubhouse of the police sports club were also restored.

At the same time he was chairman of the Association of Police Chiefs of Lower Saxony. In 1951 he changed to the post of inspector of the riot police of the federal states .

Awards

literature

  • Dirk Riesener: The Hanover Police Department. Society, industry and police from the German Reich to the Federal Republic of Germany , Hanover 2006.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerhard Fürmetz, Herbert Reinke, Klaus Weinhauer (Eds.): Post-War Police: Security and Order in East and West Germany 1945–1969 (Volume 10 of Forum Zeitgeschichte), Results, 2001, ISBN 978-3-87916-058-7 , P. 44
personal data
SURNAME Brunke, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German police officer
DATE OF BIRTH 1892
DATE OF DEATH 1961