Karl-Heinrich Brenner

Karl Heinrich Brenner
Born	1 May 1895
Died	February 14, 1954 (aged 58)
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Rank	Gruppenführer
Service number	NSDAP #3,460,685 SS #307,786
Unit	SS Division Totenkopf SS Polizei Division
Commands held	SS Division Nord
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Heinrich Brenner (1 May 1895 – 14 February 1954) was a high-ranking SS official of Nazi Germany during World War II who served in the police and the Waffen-SS. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 December 1944 as SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Police.^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class (4 August 1941) & 1st Class (17 August 1941)^[2]
• Wound Badge 1939 in Gold (27 September 1941)^[2]
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (16 May 1944)^[3]
• War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (24 July 1940 & 1st Class with Swords (1 September 1942)^[2]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 243.
2. Thomas & Wegmann 1993, p. 47.
3. Thomas & Wegmann 1993, p. 48.

Bibliography

• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1993). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VI: Die Gebirgstruppe Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VI: The Mountain Troops Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2430-3.