Gerhard Brehme (7 September 1912 – 17 July 1943) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Brehme was mortally wounded during the Battle of Kursk and died in a hospital in Kharkov after years of service on the eastern theater of the war. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 23 August 1943.
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