Wolfgang Brückner

Wolfgang Brückner
Born 26 May 1920
Dresden
Died 14 July 1943(1943-07-14) (aged 23)
over Silesia
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch  Luftwaffe
Years of service ?–1943
Rank Hauptmann (Posthumously)
Unit Kampfgeschwader 1
Battles/wars

World War II

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wolfgang Brückner (26 May 1920 – 14 July 1943) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot. Brückner was killed on 14 July 1943 over Silesia, Germany. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann and on 5 December 1943 was simultaneously awarded the Knight's Cross.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 63.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 125.

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. 

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