Date of birth:

January 13th, 1914 (Dresden/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

December 3rd, 1995 (Freiburg im Breisgau/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Between 14 December 1942 and 22 February 1943, von Brese commanded Kampfgruppe von Brese in the Stalingrad region. On 1 September 1944, after being promoted to Oberst, he was given command of the Panzerfüsilier-Regiment "Grossdeutschland", which he surrendered on 18 February 1945 when he was wounded the last time.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Battalion-Adjutant, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 10

Awarded on:

October 24th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Battalion-Adjutant, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 10

Awarded on:

June 24th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Battalion-Adjutant, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 10

Awarded on:

October 31st, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Kompaniechef, 6. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 10

Awarded on:

November 10th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Kompaniechef, 6. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 10, 4. Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

December 24th, 1941

Award 40/71.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Kompaniechef, 6. Kompanie, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108, 14. Panzer-Division

Awarded on:

April 24th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Führer, II. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108, 14. Panzer-Division

Awarded on:

September 18th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Führer, II. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108

Awarded on:

April 11th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Führer, II. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108, 14. Panzer-Division, Generalkommando z.b.V. Mieth, 6. Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd

Awarded on:

May 15th, 1943

Awarded the Knight's Cross for his achievements during the critical winter of 1942-43 on the southern sector of the eastern front. He led a scratch regimental battlegroup with soldiers from various units in the following actions...

1) Fighting at the Chir river in the densely forested area east of Kustowskoj.
2) Serving as the ready reserve of Korpsgruppe Mieth, where it especially distinguished itself in a counterattack east of Kar Beljanski on the Bjelaja river.
3) Ejecting a group of Soviets that had infiltrated German positions at the end of January 1943, thus preventing an early abandonment of the Manytsch position.

1795th Award.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Führer, II. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108

Awarded on:

March 2nd, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Führer, II. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108, 14. Panzer-Division, XXXXVII. Panzer-Korps, 8. Armee, Heeresgruppe Süd

Awarded on:

April 6th, 1944

Awarded the Oakleaves for the leadership of his Kampfgruppe during the Cherkassy encirclement, where he and his men were separated from their parent division but managed to break out with other German forces encircled in the pocket.

441st Award.

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• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
  - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
  - Information obtained from biographical sheet provided by Heinz von Brese in a letter dated 7 July 1988