Karl-Heinrich Brenner

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 Polizei during the Nazi era. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

SS-Gruppenführer Karl-Heinrich Brenner
Born	1 May 1895 Mannheim, German Empire
Died	14 February 1954 (aged 58) Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Rank	SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Police
Commands held	SS Division Nord
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	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]

See also

• List SS-Gruppenführer

References

Citations

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

Bibliography

• 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.
• 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.