Bernd von Brauchitsch
Bernd von Brauchitsch | |
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Brauchitsch at the Nuremberg trials | |
| Birth name | Bernd von Brauchitsch |
| Born | 30 September 1911 |
| Died | 19 December 1974 (aged 63) |
| Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) |
| Rank | Oberst |
| Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross 1st Class |
| Children | 1 |
| Relations | Walther von Brauchitsch, Adolf von Brauchitsch and Manfred von Brauchitsch |
Bernd von Brauchitsch (30 September 1911 – 19 December 1974) was a German aristocratic Luftwaffe colonel during World War II and adjutant to Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring.
Born in 1911, as the son of Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch, he embarked on a military career. He took part in the invasion of France and the Low Countries, as the commander of a bombing unit. In April 1945, he was arrested together with Göring by the SS on charges of cowardice and betrayal.
After the war, he first served as a witness to major war crimes at the Nuremberg trials, and spent the rest of his life in German steel business, working as managing director of two large Krupp-steel companies.