(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Johannes Bruhn
Born: 10 Jul 1898 in Neumünster
Died: 20 Nov 1954 in Lübeck
Promotions:
Gefreiter (29 Feb 1916); Unteroffizier (23 Apr 1917); Vize-Wachtmeister (24 Sep 1917); Leutnant der Reserve (22 Jun 1918); Polizei-Leutnant (01 Apr 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (13 Jul 1921); Polizei-Hauptmann (29 Sep 1923); Polizei-Major (27 Jan 1933); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1935); Major (01 Aug 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1939); Oberst (01 Mar 1942); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (21 Jun 1915)
War Volunteer in the 9th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Jun 1915-23 Nov 1915) Transferred into the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 9th Field-Artillery-Regiment (09 Sep 1916-08 Mar 1917)
Transferred into the 4th Field-Artillery-Regiment (08 Mar 1917-27 Sep 1917)
Transferred into the 505th Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 Sep 1917-19 Dec 1917)
Transferred into the II. Replacement-Battalion of the 67th Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 Dec 1917-21 Apr 1918)
Transferred into the 505th Field-Artillery-Regiment (21 Apr 1918-14 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the 67th Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Jan 1919-25 Feb 1919)
Transferred into the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 1st Guards-Reserve-Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Feb 1919-07 Apr 1919)
Transferred into the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 1st Guards-Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (07 Apr 1919-07 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 34th Reichswehr-Brigade (07 Oct 1919-22 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 15th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (22 Oct 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Entered Police Service (01 Apr 1920)
With the Protection-Police Berlin, later was an Advisor in the Prussian Ministry of the Interior (01 Apr 1920-01 Apr 1935)
Transferred into Army Service (01 Apr 1935)
Hauptmann in the I. Battalion of Artillery-Regiment Halberstadt (01 Apr 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Detached to the Firing-Course for Artillery-Officers in Jüterbog (01 Aug 1935-28 Aug 1935)
Transferred to the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 59th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Detached to Firing-Course for Artillery-Officers in Jüterbog (28 Feb 1936-01 Apr 1936)
Detached to Firing-Course for Artillery-Officers in Jüterbog (04 Aug 1937-27 Aug 1937)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 39th Artillery-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 602nd Heavy-Artillery-Battalion (26 Aug 1939-06 Sep 1940)
Detached to the OKH as Group-Director I (06 Sep 1940-01 Dec 1940)
Transferred into the OKH, Chief of the Army-Armaments and Commander of the Replacement Army (01 Dec 1940-28 Jul 1941)
Delegated with Leadership of Artillery-Regiments-Staff 818 (28 Jul 1941-01 Jul 1942)
Commander of Artillery-Regiments-Staff 818 (01 Jul 1942-15 Oct 1942)
Artillery Commander 113 (15 Oct 1942-24 Dec 1942)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District-Command III (24 Dec 1942-09 Apr 1943)
Artillery Commander 149 (09 Apr 1943-07 Aug 1944)
At the same time, Detached to the 14th Division-Leaders-Course (08 Sep 1944-07 Oct 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 553rd Volksgrenadier-Division (30 Sep 1944-01 Nov 1944)
Commander of the 553rd Volksgrenadier-Division (01 Nov 1944-22 Nov 1944)
Captured in France, in British captivity (22 Nov 1944-26 Jun 1947)
Released (26 Jun 1947)
Entered Federal-Border-Guard Service (Bundesgrenzschutz) (01 Aug 1951)
Commander of Border-Guard-Command Centre (West) (01 Aug 1951-30 Jun 1954)
Retired (30 Jun 1954)

Awards & Decorations
- - Ritterkreuz: am 20.12.1943 als Oberst und Artillerie-Kommandeur 149
- - Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: 17.11.1941 als Oberst und mdFb des Artillerie-Regimentsstabes 818
- - 1939 EK I
- - 1939 EK II
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung


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