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Gerhard Brehme (7 September 1912 – 17 July 1943) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Brehme was mortally wounded during the Battle of Kursk and died in a hospital in Kharkov after years of service on the eastern theater of the war. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 23 August 1943. ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (6 September 1940) * * 1st Class (6 August 1941) * Panzer Badge * Eastern Front Medal * German Cross in Gold (12 August 1942) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 August 1943 as ''Oberfeldwebel'' and ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 52〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 122.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerhard Brehme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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