General der Fallschirmtruppe Bruno Bräuer Born: 04 Feb 1893 in Willmannsdorf, District Jauer, Silesia (Schlesien) Died: 20 May 1947 in Athens-Xaidari (Executed) Promotions:
Gefreiter (01 Dec 1911); Unteroffizier (01 Jul 1912); Sergeant (01 Oct 1915); Vizefeldwebel (01 Dec 1916); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (01 Oct 1917); Leutnant (07 Aug 1919); Polizei-Leutnant (01 Jan 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (29 Sep 1923); Polizei-Hauptmann (04 Apr 1928); Polizei-Major (01 Jun 1935); Major (15 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1941); Generalleutnant (06 Sep 1942); General der Fallschirmtruppe (01 Jun 1944) Career:
Pupil at the Military-Boys-Approved-School in Annaburg (27 Apr 1905-14 Apr 1908)
Pupil at the NCO-Preschool I Greifenberg, Pomerania (15 Apr 1908-14 Apr 1910)
Training at the NCO-School in Treptow I the Rega (15 Apr 1910-31 Mar 1912)
With the 155th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1912-06 Aug 1919)
Platoon-Leader in the 9th Rifle-Regiment (07 Aug 1919-31 Dec 1919)
Transferred to Police Service with the Protection-Police im Unruhstadt (01 Jan 1920-1922)
With the Protection-Police in Berlin (1922-24 Feb 1933)
Company-Chief in the Police-Department Wecke (25 Feb 1933-31 May 1933)
Company-Chief with Police-Group Wecke (01 Jun 1933-16 Jul 1933)
Company-Chief in the State-Police-Group Wecke (17 Jul 1933-11 Jan 1934)
Company-Chief in the State-Police-Group ‘General Göring’ (12 Jan 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Battalion-Commander in the State-Police-Group ‘General Göring’ (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Transferred for Service with the Luftwaffe as Battalion-Commander in the Luftwaffe-Regiment ‘General Göring’ (01 Oct 1935-09 Nov 1935)
Commander of the I. (Jäger) Battalion in the Luftwaffe-Regiment ‘General Göring’ (10 Nov 1935-31 Aug 1937)
Commander of the IV. (Parachute-Infantry) Battalion in the Luftwaffe-Regiment ‘General Göring’ (01 Sep 1937-31 Mar 1938)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 1st Paratrooper-Regiment (01 Apr 1938-31 Dec 1938)
Commander of the 1st Paratrooper-Regiment (01 Jan 1939-05 Sep 1942)
At the same time, Assigned the Leadership of Battle-Group East for the invasion of the Island Of Crete (16 May 1941-01 Jun 1941)
Führer-Reserve and Officer with Special Duties with the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe, Detached and Assigned the Leadership of the Affairs of the Commander of Fortress Crete and the Commander of Air-Region-Staff Crete (06 Sep 1942-23 Feb 1943)
Fortress-Commandant Crete and Commander of Air-Region Crete (23 Feb 1943-31 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL (01 Jun 1944-01 Mar 1945)
Commander of the 9th Paratrooper-Division (02 Mar 1945-18 Apr 1945)
Fell ill, Führer-Reserve OKL (19 Apr 1945-09 May 1945)
In British, later Greek captivity (10 May 1945-20 May 1947)
Sentenced to Death by a Special Greek Court in Athens because of Alleged War Crimes and Hung (20 May 1947)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (36): am 24.05.1940 als Oberst und Kommandeur Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 1
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 13.04.1942 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 1
- 1914 EK I: 01.04.1917
- 1914 EK II: 14.10.1914
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Fallschirmschützen-Abzeichen
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13.03.1938
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938 mit Spange “Prager Burg”
- Spange zum EK I: 23.05.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 20.10.1939
- Wehrmachtbericht: 09.06.1941
- Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe
- Ärmelband “Kreta”
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