Not to be confused with Johann Jakob Brucker. The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Johann Brucker joined the Bundeswehr after the war and retired in 1963.
Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 June 1941) 1st Class (30 October 1941) Wound Badge (1939) in Black (27 August 1943) Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (3 August 1943) Infantry Assault Badge (30 October 1941) Eastern Front Medal (25 September 1942) German Cross in Gold (18 March 1943) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 959.
