Date of birth:

March 21st, 1913 (Bodenwöhr-Schwandorf/Upperpalatinate, Germany)

Date of death:

March 8th, 1966 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

01.04.1934: Leutnant d.LP.
01.10.1935: Leutnant
01.10.1939: Oberleutnant
01.03.1940: Hauptmann
01.02.1943: Major
01.11.1944: Oberstleutnant

00.03.1943: I./ Grenadier-Regiment 36
04.09.1944-06.10.1944: Führer, Stab/ Grenadier-Regiment 958
24.11.1944-30.11.1944: Führer, Stab/ Grenadier-Regiment 959
30.11.1944-00.12.1944: Kdr, Stab/ Grenadier-Regiment 958
27.12.1944-00.01.1945: Kdr, Stab/ Grenadier-Regiment 959
25.01.1945: Kdr, Stab/ Grenadier-Regiment 959

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Führer, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 36, 9. Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

March 18th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 959, 363. Volksgrenadier-Division

Awarded on:

April 5th, 1945

On the 23.02.1945 the Kampfgruppe of the Grenadier-Regiment 959 was pushed back to the Werhahnhof—Huthmacherhof—Magaretenhof area during the major US offensive near Jülich. Here they awaited renewed US attacks, and these took place at Werhahnhof and Huthmacherhof simultaneously. In this critical moment Oberstleutnant Brucker initiated a counterthrust out of Magaretenhof with the men of his staff. The US troops were totally surprised, and the counterattack quickly gained ground. Within less than half an hour the US forces were pushed out of the Mariawald and Lindenberger Forest.

Even though Oberstleutnant Brucker had been without contact with the Division for some time he nonetheless had mastered a critical situation on his own initiative. He would thus be awarded the Knight’s Cross a short while afterwards.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 30th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

June 25th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 30th, 1941

in bronze

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 25th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 3rd, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 27th, 1943

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