Bruno Bork was a professional soldier in the Wehrmacht pre-war. He had already attained the rank of Hauptwachtmeister (CSM) by 1940 when his service with the Brigade began. Subsequently he was wounded (mid- 1943), went for officer training, passing out as a Senior Ensign in August 1944. He was commissioned as a Leutnant on 1 November 1944, was awarded the Iron Cross First Class on 30 March 1945, and retired from active service as an Oberleutnant on 21 April 1945. He died in March 1996.