About: Curt Bruns

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Curt Bruns (March 12, 1915 – June 14, 1945) was a Wehrmacht Hauptmann and war criminal. He was the first Nazi war criminal to be executed by the United States Army for war crimes. Bruns was shot for having ordered the executions of two American POWs during the Battle of the Bulge after learning they were Ritchie Boys. He said, "The Jews have no right to live in Germany."

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