The Brauchitsch family is the name of an old Prussian noble family, first documented in the 13th century at the

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n village of Brauchitschdorf, nowadays Chrustenik. Members of the family have been noted as statesmen and high military officers in

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Notable members

* Ludwig von Brauchitsch (1757–1827) general. * Bernard von Brauchitsch (1833–1910) general. * Charlotte von Brauchitsch (''

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'' Gordon) (1844–1906) heiress. * Adolf von Brauchitsch (1876–1935) general. * Margarete von Brauchitsch (1879–1939), designer. *

Walther von Brauchitsch Walther Heinrich Alfred Hermann von Brauchitsch (4 October 1881 – 18 October 1948) was a German ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (Field Marshal) and Commander-in-Chief (''Oberbefehlshaber'') of the German Army during the first two years of World War ...

(1881–1948), field marshal. * Georg von Brauchitsch (1885–1940), archeologist. *

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 Brauchitsch won t ...

(1905–2003), auto-racing driver. *

Bernd von Brauchitsch Bernd von Brauchitsch (30 September 1911 – 19 December 1974) was a German aristocratic ''Luftwaffe'' colonel during World War II and adjutant to ''Reichsmarschall'' Hermann Göring. Born in 1911, as the son of Field Marshal Walther von Brauch ...

(1911–1974) adjutant to Göring and, after the war, a manager in steel business. * Eberhard von Brauchitsch (1926–2010), industrial manager. * Boris von Brauchitsch (born 1963), author, curator and photographer. {{Authority control Silesian nobility German noble families Military families of Germany