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|name=Bruno Karczewski |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1913|3|18|df=y}} |
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|death_date={{death date and age|1971|7|1|1913|3|18|df=y}} |
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|birth_place= [[Ostróda|Osterode in Ostpreußen]] |
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|death_place= [[Holzminden]] |
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|allegiance={{flag|Weimar Republic}} (to 1933)<br>{{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
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|branch=[[German Army (1935–1945)|Heer]] |
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|serviceyears=1932–1945 |
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|rank=[[Oberstleutnant]] |
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|commands=Grenadier-Regiment 176<br>Grenadier-Regiment 176 |
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|battles=[[World War II]] |
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*[[Invasion of Poland]] |
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*[[Battle of Belgium]] |
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*[[Battle of France]] |
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*[[Battle of Dunkirk]] |
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*[[Operation Barbarossa]] |
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*[[Siege of Leningrad]] |
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*[[Krasnoye Selo–Ropsha Offensive]] |
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*[[Kingisepp–Gdov Offensive]] |
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*[[Battle of Narva (1944)]] |
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*[[Narva Offensive (18–24 March 1944)]] |
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*[[Courland Pocket]] |
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*[[East Prussian Offensive]] |
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*[[Heiligenbeil Pocket]] |
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|awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross|Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves]] |
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'''Bruno Karczewski''' (18 March 1913 – 1 July 1971) was a highly decorated [[Oberstleutnant]] in the [[Wehrmacht]] during [[World War II]]. He was also a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves]]. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. |
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==Awards and decorations== |
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* [[Iron Cross]] (1939) |
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** 2nd Class (4 October 1939) |
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** 1st Class (16 May 1942) |
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* [[Wound Badge]] (1939) |
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** in Black |
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** in Silver |
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* [[Eastern Front Medal]] |
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* [[Infantry Assault Badge]] |
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** Knight's Cross on 12 March 1944 as ''[[Major]]'' and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 162<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 206.</ref> |
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** 767th Oak Leaves on 5 March 1945 as ''[[Major]]'' and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 176<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 82.</ref> |
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==References== |
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;Citations |
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{{reflist}} |
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;Bibliography |
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* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). ''Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945''. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5. |
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* Scherzer, Veit (2007). ''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'' (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. |
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{{refend}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/K/KarczewskiB.htm Lexikon der Wehrmacht] |
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*[http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/K/Ka/Karczewski-Bruno.htm Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945] |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> |
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| NAME = Karczewski, Bruno |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = German officer and Knight's Cross recipient |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 18 March 1913 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Ostróda|Osterode in Ostpreußen]], [[East Prussia]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1 July 1971 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Holzminden]] [[Germany]] |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karczewski, Bruno}} |
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[[Category:1913 births]] |
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[[Category:1971 deaths]] |
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[[Category:People from Ostróda]] |
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[[Category:People from East Prussia]] |
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[[Category:German military personnel of World War II]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939)]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Iron Cross, 1st class]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves]] |
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