Walter Brandt (Heer)

Walter Brandt
Born	8 November 1911 Helmstedt
Died	12 May 1996 (aged 84) Essen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Major
Unit	Panzer Lehr Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Albert Ernst Brandt (8 November 1911 – 12 May 1996) was a German Heer officer and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle bar (28 September 1939)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 May 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (22 July 1941)^[1]
• General Assault Badge (7 January 1942)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 14 March 1942 as Hauptmann in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 23^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 March 1943 as Major and commander of Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 130^[3][4]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2010, p. 50.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 56.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 143.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 240.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Scherzer, Veit (2010). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945—Teil XI: Pioniertruppe—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Armed Forces 1939–1945—Part XI: Pioneer Troops Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2398-6.

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