Ritterkreuz Award Ceremony for Bruno Bogert

Generalfeldmarschall Ernst Busch (centre, Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe Mitte) greets the soldiers of the Brest garrison during the Ritterkreuz award ceremony for Hauptmann Bruno Bogert (third from left, Kommandeur Sicherungs-Bataillon 670), 21 April 1944. At left is Generalleutnant Walter Scheller (Kommandant von Brest-Litowsk).

Bruno Bogert (16 April 1900 - 31 August 1965) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 21 April 1944. He distinguished himself during the major defensive battles southwest of Beloj as the commander of the IV./Jäger-Bataillon (Luftwaffe-Feld-Division 2). Later, as commander of Sicherungs-Bataillon 670, he was among the units tasked with preventing the Soviets from quickly capturing the designated Fortress Brest. He had a decisive share in the fighting that ensued, which ultimately saw the foremost Soviet attacking spearheads smashed and thrown back across the Pripet river. He would be awarded the Ritterkreuz for this important achievement and his previous military accomplishments.

Source :
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2487123#p2487123
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/28543/Bogert-Bruno.htm
https://vpk.name/images/i563492.html
https://warspot.ru/20945-krasnoe-znamya-nad-kovelem

Bio of Oberstleutnant Gerhard Werner (1916-1944)

Gerhard Werner

Date of birth: 21.05.1916 : Baden-Baden, Baden, German Empire
Date of death: 08.09.1944 : Southeast of Banat (Rumania)

Promotions:
00.00.1936 Soldat
01.09.1938 Leutnant
01.08.1940 Oberleutnant
01.07.1942 Hauptmann
01.05.1944 Major
00.00.1945 Oberstleutnant (posthumously, mit wirkung 01.09.1944)

Career:
15.10.1936: Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99
10.11.1938: Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 137
26.08.1939: Infanterie-Regiment 499
00.05.1940: Bataillons-Adjutant, Infanterie-Regiment 499
00.06.1941: Kompaniechef, Infanterie-Regiment 499, Barbarossa
29.08.1941: severely WIA
16.12.1941: Chef, 5. Kompanie, Jagdkommando 8, 281. Sicherungs-Division, operations against Partisans, Nordabschnitt
00.01.1942: Kampfgruppe "Scherer", Cholm - Ritterkreuz
00.04.1942: severely WIA, flown out of the Kessel
16.06.1942: Chef, 3. Kompanie, Hochgebirgs-Bataillon 1
23.10.1942: Führer, II. Bataillon, Gebirgsjäger-Regiments 98
00.12.1942: Ordonnanz-Offizier, Stab, 1. Gebirgs-Division
00.07.1943: Führer, I. and II. Bataillon, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99
01.11.1943: Führer, I. Bataillon, Jäger-Regiment 734
08.09.1944: KIA during an operation against Tito-Partisans, on the road Mecovon near Mon Perestini in Western Greece

Awards and Decorations:
00.00.1940 Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV.Klasse
02.09.1940 1939 Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse
00.00.1941 Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
00.00.194_ Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
00.00.194_ Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber
10.11.1941 Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold
01.02.1942 1939 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
23.02.1942 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, as Oberleutnant and Chef 5.Kompanie / Jagdkommando 8 / 281.Sicherungs-Division
00.00.1942 Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)
00.00.1943 Cholmschild
13.07.1943 Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
23.03.1945 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub #793, awarded posthumously as Major and Kommandeur I.Bataillon / Jäger-Regiment 734 / 104.Jäger-Division

Source :
Akira Takiguchi photo collection
Jim Haley photo collection
https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/W/WernerG.htm
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/20649/Werner-Gerhard.htm
https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-era-militaria/photos-and-paper-items-forum

Johann Pflugbeil with General Von Schenckendorf

Generalleutnant Johann Pflugbeil (right, Kommandeur 221. Sicherungs-Division) explaining something in the map to General der Infanterie z.V. Max von Schenckendorf (center, Befehlshaber rückwärtiges Heeresgruppe-Gebiet-Mitte). The picture was taken in the summer of 1941 during Unternehmen Barbarossa before Schenckendorf received the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (26 December 1941). In his neck, Pflugbeil is wearing Kommandeurkreuz II.Klasse des Königlich Sächsischen Militär St. Heinrichs-Ordens, an old World War I medal which he received on 31 August 1916.

Source :
https://www.ebay.de/itm/394366307628?hash=item5bd2104d2c:g:pkYAAOSwjGdjj4UC

Johann Pflugbeil with His Officers

Generalleutnant Johann Pflugbeil (left, Kommandeur 221. Sicherungs-Division) with his officers. He received the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on 11 April 1942 in this capacity, and Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 12 August 1944 as Kampfkommandant Mitau. Under Pflugbeil's command, the 221st Security Division took part in Nazi security warfare and was responsible for numerous war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Heeresgruppe Mitte rear area, central sector of the Eastern Front.

Source :
https://www.ebay.de/b/General-in-Militaria-Fotos-1900-1918-1945/15504/bn_7004515776
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Pflugbeil

Bruno Bogert Scrap-Book

 Bruno Bogert (16 April 1900 - 31 August 1965) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 21 April 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserve and Kommandeur Sicherungs-Bataillon 670.

 

Source :
Denis Daum photo collection