Bruno Hinz - The Face of Courage Bruno Hinz was born on August 25 1915 in Petersdorf in Sachsen. In 1933, the young furniture maker joined the SS and became a member of the SS-Verfügungstruppe. As a member of the SS-Standarte Deutschland he participated in the Anschluss of Austria and the occupation of the Sudetenland in 1938. He also took part in the Polish Campaign in 1939 and in the French Campaign in 1940. In October 1941, now an SS-Untersturmführer, Hinz reached SS-Division Wiking at the Eastern Front.

SS-Untersturmführer Hans Bernhard Wounded or captured Waffen-SS men or other volunteers against the Soviet Union were usually summarily executed on sight. The SS-Panzergrenadiers had no illusions about their fate if taken prisoner. The Soviet atrocities carried out against...See more