Karl Brüggemann

Karl Brüggemann (1 December 1915 – 19 June 1987) was a highly decorated Leutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Silver
 * Infantry Assault Badge
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
 * Knight's Cross on 28 November 1940 as Unteroffizier and Gruppenführer in the Stabskompanie / Infanterie-Regiment 5