(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Otto-Hermann Brücker
Born: 17 Oct 1899 in Berlin-Friedenau
Died: 12 Dec 1964 in Weinheim, Bergstraße
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (09 May 1919); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (23 Jun 1919); Fähnrich (01 Jan 1921); Oberfähnrich (01 Nov 1921); Leutnant (01 May 1922); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1927); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1934); Major (01 Aug 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1940); Oberst (01 Jun 1942); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944); Generalleutnant (20 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Mar 1918)
Fahnenjunker in the 20th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Mar 1918-31 Jul 1918)
Transferred to the Battalion in the Field (31 Jul 1918-11 Jan 1919)
Transferred to Freikorps Löschebrand, later Freikorps von Klewitz (11 Jan 1919-21 May 1920)
Transferred into the 6th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (21 May 1920-21 Oct 1920)
Detached to I. Course at the Weapons-School in Munich (21 May 1920-30 Nov 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (21 Oct 1920-01 Nov 1920)
Transferred into the 6th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1920-03 Dec 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Infantry-Regiment (03 Dec 1920-01 Oct 1926)
Detached to II. Course at the Weapons-School in Wünsdorf (04 Jan 1921-31 Jul 1921)
Detached to the Pioneer-Course in Sperenberg (29 Sep 1925-24 Oct 1925)
Detached to the Mortar-Course in Jüterbog (01 Dec 1925-22 May 1926)
Company-Officer in the 13th (Mortar) Company of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-06 Aug 1932)
Detached to the Gas-Protection-Course B in Berlin (29 Nov 1927-10 Dec 1927)
Detached to Course for Physical Training in Wünsdorf (28 Aug 1928-28 Nov 1928)
Detached as Supervision-Officer to the Infantry-School in Dresden (01 Oct 1928-06 Aug 1932)
Concluded projecting Command – Regulated Service with the Commander of the 2nd Division (06 Aug 1932-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred to the Staff of the 3rd Division and Detached to the Command-Office Berlin – visited the camouflaged War Academy (01 Oct 1932-01 May 1933)
Placed to the Disposal of the Chief of the Army Command, while retaining his previous Command (01 May 1933-15 Apr 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of Infantry-Leader V (15 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Detached to the General-Staff of the 9th Division (15 Oct 1935-15 Apr 1936)
Transferred into the General-Staff of the 9th Division (15 Apr 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Detached to the Staff of the Landwehr-Commander Hanau (04 Jan 1937-31 Jan 1937)
Company-Chief in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-15 Sep 1938)
Intelligence-Officer (Ic) in the General-Staff of the II. Army-Corps (15 Sep 1938-07 Apr 1940)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the XXIV. Army-Corps (07 Apr 1940-05 Apr 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Apr 1942-24 Apr 1942)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 7th Army (24 Apr 1942-12 Dec 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (12 Dec 1942-02 Jan 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 419th Grenadier-Regiment (02 Jan 1943-00 May 1944)
Detached to the XVIII. Army-Corps (13 Oct 1943-08 Feb 1944)
Temporary-Leader of the 17th Infantry-Division (08 Feb 1944-06 Mar 1944)
Temporary-Leader of the 17th Infantry-Division (11 Apr 1944-25 Apr 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 9th Infantry-Division (00 May 1944-11 May 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 76th Infantry-Division (11 May 1944-10 Jun 1944)
Commander of the 21st Grenadier-Regiment (26 Jun 1944-01 Aug 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH – Regulated Service with the Commander-in-Chief of Army-Group Ukraine (23 Jun 1944-12 Aug 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH – Regulated Service with the Commander-in-Chief of Military-District IX (10 Jul 1944-24 Aug 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 552nd Blocking-Division (15 Jul 1944-25 Jul 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 6th Grenadier-Division (25 Jul 1944-01 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 6th Grenadier-Division (01 Oct 1944-09 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 6th Volksgrenadier-Division (09 Oct 1944-10 Apr 1945)
Commander of the 6th Infantry-Division (10 Apr 1945-08 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity (08 May 1945-08 Oct 1955)
Released (08 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- - Ritterkreuz (5054): am 14.04.1945 als Generalmajor und Komm. 6. Volks-Grenadierdivision/ Heeresgruppe Mitte (Aushändigung des Ritterkreuzes durch General der Panzertruppe Kirchner in Lissa südlich Penzig)
- - 1939 EK I: 01.07.1940
- - 1939 EK II: 21.09.1939
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 29.12.1934
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung III Klasse: 02.10.1936
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1939 in Schwarz: 07.08.1941
- - Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 11.08.1942
- - Nennung im Wehrmachtsbericht: 30.03.1944


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