Otto-Hermann Briicker

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Otto-Hermann Brücker (born October 17, 1899 in Berlin ; † December 12, 1964 in Weinheim ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II who commanded the 6th , 9th , 17th and 76th Infantry Divisions . On April 14, 1945 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Günter Wegmann : The knight's cross bearers of the German Wehrmacht: The knight's cross bearers of the armored forces. Biblio Verlag, 1993, p. 165. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
  2. ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 124 .
personal data
SURNAME Brücker, Otto-Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brücker, Otto-Hermann Adolf (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lieutenant General in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH October 17, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 1964
Place of death Weinheim