Ritterkreuzträger Siegfried Brosow

[PatBateman]

Hello,
I am seeking information and photographs of Waffen SS Ritterkreuzträger Siegfried Brosow. I have searched the internet, and thus have a small handful of pictures already. I have read his bio at http://www.dasreich.ca, I have been to the website http://www.stengerhistorica.com/History ... Brosow.htm and downloaded copies of his award documents for the DKiG and the Ritterkreuz. This site also gives a good summary of his life and military career. I have a copy of Yerger's German Cross In Gold, which covers Herr Brosow, including details of his earning of the Ritterkreuz. Incidentally, Herr Brosow also wrote the foreword for this book. I have contacted Mr Miller at Axis Biographical Research and offered to pay for more information. While he could not provide much, he was most helpful and polite. He was good enough to give me copies of some documents from John Moore's Fuhrerliste der Waffen-SS CD-Rom series. These documents appear to be his Ritterkreuz recommendation letter along with a kind of career summary filled into a page divided into columns and boxes for appropriate awards, ranks etc.
If anyone has other information that is not covered above, I would be most appreciative. Thankyou.
Daniel.

[Doktor Krollspell]

Hello Daniel!

Here are some photographs of Siegfried Brosow... See also the source link for the first photograph for a short bio in german on Brosow.


http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.d ... -Siegfried



http://www.das-ritterkreuz.de


Regards,

Krollspell

[PatBateman]

Thankyou for the help sir. I have those two pictures as well as one where his cap is kind of tipped back and you can see the close combat clasp on his chest (see the link I posted).

[Jan-Hendrik]

Brosow's Bio by Balsi

Jan-Hendrik

[PatBateman]

On the topic of wound badges, Herr Brosow is mostly credited with getting black and silver.
On the Führerliste information I have, there is a column for wound badge. Written there is "schw - gold", which would indicate he also got the gold wound badge. Also, there is no checkmark next to the Ehrendegen, indicating that he did not get one. But I thought all those who passed officer school got one? Or is that me getting my facts wrong?
Just wondering about inconsistencies such as these. I guess a lot of answers are lost in time, but stuff like this would be great to get cleared up.
Thanks
D

[Griffin brigade]

The photo of the cap tilted on the back of his head was taken in Normandy , there a series of photos of him in Normandy directing the crossing of a Bridge , can't remember off the top of my head exactlt where it is.

Have met him on quite a few occasions he is a really nice , friendly and helpful guy,

regards

Paul

[PatBateman]

I believe I know the Normandy photos your are talking about. One is in Yerger's book "German Cross In Gold - Holders of the SS and Police". The caption says it was taken in Normandy. He's definitely on a bridge, holding paperwork in his right hand, DKiG clearly visible. I don't know if I am allowed to post a scan of the pic, so I will not.

[Giorgio]

I also would like to know the Brosow's DoD, Party n°, SS-N° and when did he was promoted to SS-Hauptsturmführer.
Thanks in advance,
Giorgio

[Griffin brigade]

Siegfried Brosow is still very much alive,


regards

Paul

[Giorgio]

Thank you Paul,
Any info on Party n°, SS-N° and when did he was promoted to SS-Hauptsturmführer ?

[Phil Nix]

SS Nr 353059 Hsf 21.6.43 Sbf 31.1.45
Phil Nix

[PatBateman]

NSDAP-Nr.: 7 145 966 (Joined 01.12.1939)
These numbers were in another thread, and were also later provided to me by Mr Miller.

[PatBateman]

I just read the picture posting guidelines. I should have read them first. It says you can post pics from books if you clearly state where they came from. So here is that pic of Mr Brosow in Normandy directing the bridge crossing. User Griffin Brigade says there are a series of these pics. I'd love to see the others. It is found in "German Cross in Gold: Holders of the SS and Police, Volume 1" by Mark C Yerger.

[Jan-Hendrik]

He passed away on 18th November.

Jan-Hendrik

[AlifRafikKhan]

Special picture of Herr Brosow, complete with his signature for Karlo, member of WAF...