Curt Bruns First German executed by US Army for Brutal execution of American Soldiers

First German War Criminal Curt Bruns executed by US Army for execution of 2 American Soldiers Execution of SS German Nazi General Anton Dostler who executed US soldiers in WW2 Brunsa Wehrmacht captain and WWII War criminal. He was the first war criminal to be executed by theUnited States Armyfor war crimes afterWorld War II. Bruns was shot for having ordered the executions of two American POWs during theBattle of the Bulge. Of the nearly 300 Nazi war criminals executed by the U. S. military, Bruns was one of only two to be shot instead of hanged. The other wasAnton Dostler. Anton Dostler was a GermanGeneral who was executed after the end ofWorld War IIforwar crimes. He was shot by aUnited States Armyfiring squadafter being found guilty of ordering the execution of American prisoners of war in March 1944. Curt Bruns, Anton Dostler, Nazi Germany, ww2, German Captain, Nazi officer, Nuremberg Execution, execution by firing squad, Nazi war criminals, Executed World war 2, Americ