Gerhard Brenner

Gerhard Brenner
Born	29 August 1918 Ludwigsburg
Died	14 June 1942 (1942-06-15) (aged 23) south of Gavdos in the Aegean sea
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Leutnant der Reserve
Unit	LG 1
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Brenner (29 August 1918 – 29 June 1942) was a German World War II Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes).

Brenner sank the HMS Fiji on 22 May 1941 during the Battle of Crete and severely damaged the HMS Jackal on 11 May 1942. Beyond that he is credited with the sinking of 11 Allied merchant vessels totaling 61,000 gross register tons (GRT).^[1]

Awards

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for bomber pilots in Silver
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 July 1941 as Leutnant of the Reserves and pilot in the 2.(K)/LG 1^[2]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Kurowski, Franz. Luftwaffe Aces. Winnipeg: J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc., 1996. ISBN 0-921991-31-2.
MacLean, French L. (2007). Luftwaffe Efficiency & Promotion Reports — For the Knight's Cross Winners. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military History. ISBN 978-0-7643-2657-8.
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.
Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9.

Persondata
Name	Brenner, Gerhard
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Short description
Date of birth	29 August 1918
Place of birth	Ludwigsburg
Date of death	14 June 1942
Place of death	south of Gavdos in the Aegean sea