BRESE-WINIARY, Wittchow von, Heinz
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Brese-Winiary, Wittchow von, Heinz Date of birth:  January 13th, 1914 (Dresden/Saxony, Germany) Date of death:  December 3rd, 1995 (Freiburg im Breisgau/Baden-Württemberg, Germany) Nationality:  German BIOGRAPHY:  Between 14 December 1942 and 22 February 1943, von Brese commanded Kampfgruppe von Brese in the Stalingrad region. On 1 September 1944, after being promoted to Oberst, he was given command of the Panzerfüsilier-Regiment “Grossdeutschland”, which he surrendered on 18 February 1945 when he was wounded the last time.       EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) Unit: Battalion-Adjutant II. / Infanterie-Regiment 10 Awarded on: October 24th, 1939         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) Unit: Battalion-Adjutant II. / Infanterie-Regiment 10 Awarded on: June 24th, 1940         INFANTERIE-STURMABZEICHEN Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) Unit: Battalion-Adjutant II. / Infanterie-Regiment 10 Awarded on: October 31st, 1940         VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN SCHWARZ Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) Unit: Kompaniechef 6. / Infanterie-Regiment 10 Awarded on: November 10th, 1941         KRIEGSORDEN DES DEUTSCHEN KREUZES IN GOLD Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) Unit: Kompaniechef 6. / Infanterie-Regiment 10 Awarded on: December 24th, 1941 Details: Award 40/71.         VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN SILBER Rank: Hauptmann (Captain) Unit: Kompaniechef 6. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108 Awarded on: April 24th, 1942         VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN GOLD Rank: Hauptmann (Captain) Unit: Führer II. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108 Awarded on: September 18th, 1942         MEDAILLE "WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42" (OSTMEDAILLE) Rank: Major Unit: Führer II. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108 Awarded on: April 11th, 1943         RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: Major Unit: Führer II. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108 / 14.Panzer-Division / Generalkommando z.b.V. Mieth / 6.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd Awarded on: May 15th, 1943 Details: 1795th Award.         NAHKAMPFSPANGE IN SILBER Rank: Major Unit: Führer II. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108 Awarded on: March 2nd, 1944         RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB Rank: Major Unit: Führer II. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108 / 14.Panzer-Division / XXXXVII.Panzer-Korps / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd Awarded on: April 6th, 1944 Details: 441st Award.         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv Information source(s):   - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002 - Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001 - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001 - Information obtained from biographical sheet provided by Heinz von Brese in a letter dated 7 July 1988