Gerhard Bremer was born on 25 July 1917 in Düsternthal Germany. He was awarded the Iron Cross II on 1 October 1939, and the EK I on 7 June 1940. He was awarded the Knights Cross on 30 October 1941 in command of I.Kompanie; SS Aufklärungsabeitlung 1. For most of the war his direct supperior was Kurt Meyer. German Cross in Gold on 30 August 1944. On 25 November 1944 Gerhard Bremer became the 668th man to be honored with the high award of Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross.

Following the war, Gerd Bremer was imprisoned by the French for war crimes. He was released in 1948, went to Spain and built/managed a bungalow park for vacationers in Denia-las Rotas. He died on 29 October 1989.

See: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-45, Franz Thomas, Band I pg. 79