Bruno Hinz

Bruno Hinz ( born August 25, 1915 in Petersdorf ( Nordhausen ) / province of Saxony, † February 28, 1968 in Munich) was a German Waffen -SS during the Second World War.

Career

In his youth Hinz trained as a furniture maker. In 1933 he became a member of the SS Bruno Hinz occurred on October 1, 1936, the 10./SS-Standarte " Germany " in Munich with. With this he took part in the Anschluss of Austria and the occupation of the Sudetenland. He also took part in the Polish campaign.

During the French campaign he was awarded the Iron Cross II during the fight. In May 1940, he was severely wounded, from which he recovered only slowly. On September 21, 1940 he was promoted to SS sergeant.

From December 1940 to March 1941 Hinz was assigned to the SS replacement battalion " Germany ". He then attended the SS Junker School Brunswick and was trained as a platoon commander from April to September 1941. In a routine medical examination, a malformation was found at heart at Hinz; Nevertheless, he continued his service at the front.

After half a year of hospital stay, he returned in February 1944 back to the troops and took over the 2nd Company, SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment 38 When his company during the fighting in Normandy in Saint- Lô cut off, he succeeded his men by attributed the enemy lines to our own troops. For this he received granted as SS Obersturmführer the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross on 23 August 1944.

After his ninth overall wounding a few days later he received on September 5, 1944, the Close Combat Clasp in Gold and was the toxicities associated with this award provisions commanded according again to the SS Junker School to Bad Tölz. Here he received on November 9, 1944 he was promoted to SS- Hauptsturmführer.

At his own request he returned on 20 January 1945 back as a battalion commander of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division " Götz von Berlichingen ", with whom he came in late March 1945 in American captivity. The division comprised at that time only 800 soldiers.

After the war, Hinz established a civilian existence. He died in 1968 in Munich.

Awards

  • Medal commemorating the October 1, 1938 with clasp Prague Castle
  • Medal commemorating the return of Memel
  • Iron Cross (1939 ) II and I. Class
  • German Cross in Gold on April 17, 1943
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on December 2, 1943
  • Oak leaves on August 23, 1944 ( 559th ceremony )
Petersdorf, Thuringia Braunschweig Prisoner of war Sudetenland Medal Wound Badge
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