Generalmajor Josef Brüning Born: 18 Oct 1893 in Wiedenbrück Died: 03 Feb 1969 in Wiedenbrück Promotions:
Fähnrich (08 Oct 1914); Leutnant (24 Nov 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Sep 1924); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1929); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (24 Jan 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 57th Infantry-Regiment (24 Jan 1914-01 Feb 1915)
Company-Leader in the 57th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1915-18 Oct 1915)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (18 Oct 1915-27 Dec 1915)
Company-leader in the 57th Infantry-Regiment (27 Dec 1915-16 Oct 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (16 Oct 1916-24 Mar 1917)
Company-Leader in the 458th Infantry-Regiment (24 Mar 1917-29 Oct 1917)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (29 Oct 1917-01 Mar 1918)
Company-Leader in the 458th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1918-25 Apr 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 458th Infantry-Regiment (25 Apr 1918-25 Nov 1918)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (25 Nov 1918-14 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 57th Infantry-Regiment (14 Dec 1918-06 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the III. Battalion of the 57th Infantry-Regiment (06 Jan 1919-01 May 1919)
In Freikorps Wesel (01 May 1919-20 Jun 1919)
Transferred into the 62nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (20 Jun 1919-01 Jun 1920)
Transferred into the 13th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-08 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the 17th Infantry-Regiment (08 Sep 1920-16 Feb 1926)
With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (16 Feb 1926-01 Apr 1928)
Company-Leader in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Apr 1929)
Company-Chief in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1929-15 Oct 1935)
Tactics-Instructor at the War-School Hannover (15 Oct 1935-03 Nov 1938)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (03 Nov 1938-15 Mar 1940)
Führer-Reserve (15 Mar 1940-05 May 1940)
Commander of the Special-Course for Officer-Candidates in Military-District XI (05 May 1940-13 Aug 1940)
Führer-Reserve (13 Aug 1940-05 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 431st Infantry-Regiment (05 Oct 1940-08 May 1942)
Führer-Reserve (08 May 1942-01 Sep 1942)
Detached to Division-Command 191 (01 Sep 1942-20 Sep 1942)
Commander of the School VIII for Officer-Aspirants of the Infantry (20 Sep 1942-11 Jun 1944)
Führer-Reserve (11 Jun 1944-15 Sep 1944)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Munster (15 Sep 1944-08 May 1945)
In captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 29.01.1942 als Oberst und Komm. Infanterie-Regiment 431
- - Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- - 1939 EK I –S-
- - 1939 EK II –S-
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- - Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
- - Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”
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