Picture of Eberhard Brossok Surfaced 05.07.2024
After lengthy research, we have managed to find a picture of Eberhard Brossok in the state archives of North Rhine-Westphalia. He was District Administrator of Wittgenstein from 1929 to 1933. In this function, he also campaigned politically for the German Democratic Party. This led to his dismissal by the National Socialists in March 1933. Eberhard Brossok's life story can be read on this page under the Portraits tab. His written legacy can be found in the family archive. The link to his Wikipedia entry: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eberhard_Brossok
District Administrator Eberhard Brossok
Incorrect interpretation of the surname 05.12.2023
For many years, family research into the Brossok family focused on the interpretation of their own surname. Everything pointed to a Prussian origin of the family. The surname Brossok was interpreted as Prussian, which is basically correct. But for many years the wrong direction was taken. Towards the Prussian people.
The solution lay in the oldest known spelling of our name: Prosoke.
This is a phonetic variant of the Polish Prusak, also Prusok in Silesian. It means the German Prussian, from the Polish side the German in the first place. Who could have guessed that, and this was the mistake for many years. For the Poles, the Prussians were first and foremost the Germans! This means that we are not of Prussian descent, but of Silesian descent. We have always been Silesian Germans, we were even called that, Brossok=Prosoke=Preussian=the German
This also clearly matches all the birthplaces of our ancestors before the Second World War, as they were all born in Silesia.
Our greatest thanks go to Dr. Christiane Schiller from the Humboldt University in Berlin. Thanks to her expertise, this decades-old mystery has finally been solved.
Old Brossok grave 11/25/2023
After research, we managed to find the still existing grave of Carl Anton Brossok (1810-1842, teacher and organist). He was the youngest brother of Johann Anton Joseph Brossok (1801-1876), our ancestor of the House of Neuhof. The grave is located near Wroclaw and is an astonishing 180 years old! If that's not even worth a trip to the old homeland of Silesia! (The exact location can be provided upon request)
Symbolic image
A nice idea 02.02.2023
Here is a very nice example of the use of our family coat of arms. This impressive picture is by Dirk Brossok and the coat of arms now adorns his living room. A nice idea! Thank you Dirk!
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Brossok family reunion 10/24/22
On September 2nd, 2023 our family reunion will take place at Gleiberg Castle in Hesse/Germany. An invitation with all the data is sent to all family members by email. All relatives are welcome to join. Friends and acquaintances of the family are also welcome to participate after registration. At the beginning there will be a small guided tour for everyone in the outside area of the castle. Afterwards we want to eat, drink and spend a nice evening together in the castle. For questions or information please write to: familiebrossok@web.de
The Heart Weighed 20.07.22
Something for all family members who are interested in military history. In this book, Hans-Eberhard Brossok describes his personal career and his experiences from the Second World War. The book can only be purchased antiquarian or borrowed from our family archive. If you are interested in borrowing, all family members can simply send an e-mail to the association address. The loan is then made by post. And don't worry, a second copy that is not intended for publication is of course also in the family archive ;-)
Family coat of arms now also protected internationally 24.05.22
The Armorial Register (International Register of Arms) based in Scotland, has added the coat of arms of the family Brossok in their online register. It will also appear in Volume 4 of the Coat of Arms Collection in the future. The Armorial Register Coat of Arms Collections Volume 4 will then be deposited in book form with the British Library, Library Oxford University, The Camebridge University Library, National Library of Scotland, National Library of Wales and the Trinity College Dublin. In addition, the Armorial Register website archived twice a year by The British Library UK Web Archive.
http://armorialregister.com/arms-de/brossok-av-arms.html
