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'''Christian Braun''' (8 November 1920 – 1 January 1987) was a highly decorated ] in the ] during ]. He was also a recipient of the ]. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

==Dates of Rank==
* ] - 1 July 1940
* ] - 1 August 1941
* ] - 1 July 1942
* ] - 1 April 1943
* ] - 1 September 1944
* ] - 1 November 1944
* ] - 1 December 1944

==Awards and decorations==
* ] (1939)
** 2nd Class (12 September 1941)
** 1st Class (5 October 1941)
* ] (1 September 1941)
* ]
** in Black (28 January 1942)
** in Silver (22 April 1944)
* ] (1 August 1942)
* ]
** in Bronze (1 May 1944)
** in Silver (9 April 1944)
* ] (7 August 1943)
* 4 ]
* ] in Gold (26 June 1942)
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** Knight's Cross on 25 July 1944 as '']'' and Zugführer 8.(M.G.) / Grenadier-Regiment 308 <ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 122.</ref>
** 677th Oak Leaves on 9 December 1944 as '']'' and Zugführer 8.(M.G.) / Grenadier-Regiment 308<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 78.</ref>

==References==
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* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). ''Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945''. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Scherzer, Veit (2007). ''Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives'' (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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