Bruno Gustav Scherwitz
Bruno Gustav Scherwitz | |
|---|---|
| Gauleiter of Gau East Prussia | |
| In office 1 February 1926 – March 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Stich |
| Succeeded by | Hans Albert Hohnfeldt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1896 |
| Died | 23 October 1985 (aged 89) |
| Party | Nazi Party |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Leutnant Major |
| Unit | Reserve Infantry Regiment 204 Luftwaffe Protection Battalion I |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II • Battle of Stalingrad |
| Awards | Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd class Wound Badge, in black |
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Bruno Gustav Scherwitz (22 June 1896 – 23 October 1985) was a German Nazi Party official who served as the Gauleiter of Gau East Prussia in the Party's early years, until he was removed from that post and expelled from the Party. During the Second World War, he served as a Luftwaffe officer from 1939 to 1942 when he was seriously wounded at the Battle of Stalingrad.