Alfred Bruer

Alfred Bruer
Born	4 November 1897
Died	12 February 1976(1976-02-12) (aged 78)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	21st Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Bruer (4 November 1897 – 12 February 1976) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who briefly commanded the 21st Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Bruer surrendered to the Allied troops following the fall of Tunisia in 1943.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 July 1942 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 155^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Georg von Bismarck	Commander of 21. Panzer-Division 21 July 1942 - 1 August 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Georg von Bismarck

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 21st Panzer Division
Winrich Behr Karl Böttcher Alfred Bruer Edgar Feuchtinger Günter Halm Hans von Luck Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski² (Oak Leaves and Swords)

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