Heinrich Bramesfeld

Heinrich Bramesfeld
Born	24 June 1899 Gemen near Borken
Died	14 January 1992 (aged 92) Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1917–45
Rank	Kapitän zur See
Commands held	2. Sicherungs-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinrich Bramesfeld (24 June 1899 – 14 January 1992) was a Kapitän zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (5 December 1934)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 October 1940)
  • 1st Class (20 April 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (7 November 1942)
• Minesweeper War Badge (20 April 1941)
• German Cross in Gold on 12 February 1942 as Kapitän zur See in the 2. Sicherungs-Division^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 January 1943 as Kapitän zur See and commander of 2. Sicherungs-Division

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 55.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Heinrich Bramesfeld @ Ritterkreuzträger 1939-45
• Heinrich Bramesfeld @ Deutsche Marinearchiv