Jost Brökelmann
| Jost Brökelmann | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 September 1907 Kiel |
| Died |
3 March 1967 (aged 59) Freiburg |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Weimar Republic (to 1933).svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
.svg.png){kind=small} Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy |
| Years of service |
1927–45 1955–64 |
| Rank |
Fregattenkapitän (Kriegsmarine) Kapitän zur See (Bundesmarine) |
| Unit |
SSS Niobe Berlin tender Nordsee Meteor |
| Commands held | 2. Räumbootflottille |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Jost Karl Ludwig Brökelmann (25 September 1907 – 3 March 1967) was a Fregattenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After World War II he served in the Bundesmarine attaining the rank of Kapitän zur See. His last service position was with the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office (1 November 1966 – 3 March 1967).
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Minesweeper War Badge (22 December 1940)[1]
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class (1 September 1944)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 June 1942 as Korvettenkapitän and chief of the 2. Räumbootflottille[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Huß, Jürgen; Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Bearers of the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck 1939–1945] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-79-9.
- Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-88740-748-2.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
- 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links
- "Jost Brökelmann". Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45 (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Korvettenkapitän Hans John |
Commander of the 2nd Räumboots Flotilla June 1941 – December 1942 |
Succeeded by Korvettenkapitän Georg Pinkepank |
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