Karl Brocks

Karl Brocks (29 January 1912 – 29 May 1972) was a German meteorologist who was a member of the Geophysical (later Meteorological) Institute of Hamburg University. In 1960 he was appointed full professor and head of the Institute.[1] During World War II, he served in the Wehrmacht and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Karl Brocks
Born	29 January 1912
Died	29 May 1972(1972-05-29) (aged 60)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

World War II awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 September 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and regimental adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 123[2]

References

1. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 1973, p. 3
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124.

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• "Dedication". Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 4 (1–4): 2–4. April 1973. doi:10.1007/BF02265221.