About Karl-Heinrich Brenner
Lived 1895 – 1954 (aged 58). Karl-Heinrich Brenner was a German military personnel and soldier.
Karl Jakob Heinrich Brenner - also Karl-Heinrich Brenner - (1 May 1895 – 14 February 1954) was a decorated German general of the Waffen-SS who held the rank of SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Police during the Nazi era. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 December 1944 as SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Police. Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class (4 August 1941) & 1st Class (17 August 1941) Wound Badge 1939 in Gold (27 September 1941) War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (24 July 1940) & 1st Class with Swords (1 September 1942)
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Who was Karl-Heinrich Brenner?
German general and police officer (1895–1954)
When was Karl-Heinrich Brenner born?
Karl-Heinrich Brenner was born on 1 May 1895 in Mannheim.
When did Karl-Heinrich Brenner die?
Karl-Heinrich Brenner died on 14 February 1954 in Karlsruhe.
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Karl-Heinrich Brenner was a military personnel and soldier.
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Karl-Heinrich Brenner was German.
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