Brauchitsch is the surname of a
Prussia
Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...
n noble family, first documented in the 13th century at the
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...
n village of
Chrustenik. Members of the family have been noted as statesmen and high military officers in Germany. Notable members of the family include:
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Ludwig von Brauchitsch (1757–1827) general.
* Bernard von Brauchitsch (1833–1910) general.
* Charlotte von Brauchitsch (''
née'' Gordon) (1844–1906) heiress.
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Adolf von Brauchitsch (1876–1935) general.
* Margarete von Brauchitsch (1879–1939), designer.
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Walther von Brauchitsch
Walther Heinrich Alfred Hermann von Brauchitsch (4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948) was a German field marshal and the Commander-in-Chief (''Oberbefehlshaber'') of the German Army during World War II. Born into an aristocratic military family, ...
(1881–1948), field marshal.
* Georg von Brauchitsch (1885–1940), archeologist.
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Manfred von Brauchitsch
Manfred Georg Rudolf von Brauchitsch (15 August 1905 – 5 February 2003) was a German auto racing driver who drove for Mercedes-Benz in the famous "Silver Arrows" of Grand Prix motor racing in the 1930s.
Racing career
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(1905–2003), auto-racing driver.
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Bernd von Brauchitsch (1911–1974) adjutant to
Göring and, after the war, a manager in steel business.
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Eberhard von Brauchitsch (1926–2010), industrial manager.
* Boris von Brauchitsch (born 1963), author, curator and photographer.
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Silesian nobility
German noble families
Military families of Germany