Oskar Vorbrugg

Oskar Vorbrugg
Born	11 July 1902 Fürth
Died	21 May 1946 (aged 43) Rimini, Italy
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Reichswehr (1919–35) Luftwaffe (1935–45)
Years of service	1919–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	23. Flak-Division 25. Flak-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Eastern Front Italian Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Oskar Vorbrugg (11 July 1902 – 21 May 1946) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe 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 recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Oskar Vorbrugg was captured in May 1945 by British troops and died while in captivity in May 1946

Awards and decorations

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class
• Flugzeugführerabzeichen (13 September 1937)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (11 July 1940)
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (26 March 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (27 October 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 June 1944 as Oberst and commander of Flak-Regiment 21 (mot.)^[a][1]

Notes

• ^a According to Scherzer on 9 June 1944 as commander of Flak-Regiment 21.^[2]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 351.
2. Scherzer, p.762

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.
• 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

• Oskar Vorbrugg @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
• World War 2 Awards.com