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| ⚫ | '''Wilhelm Brandt''' was a German military officer and engineer known for his writings and developments in the fields of [[camouflage]] and [[tank warfare]]. Among other developments, Brandt was responsible for a type of camouflage clothing and helmet covers issued to the [[Waffen SS]].<ref name="Számvéber2012">{{cite book|author=Norbert Számvéber|title=Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy: The Combat History of SS Panzer Regiment 12 and SS Panzerjäger Abteilung 12, Normandy 1944, based on their original war diaries|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7t7ZAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA134|date=14 March 2012|publisher=Helion and Company|isbn=978-1-907677-24-3|pages=134–}}</ref> Brandt also wrote a number of works on armored warfare theory, beginning in 1924.<ref name="Ph.D.2014">{{cite book|author=David T. Zabecki Ph.D.|title=Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rCWMBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA331|date=28 October 2014|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-59884-981-3|pages=331–}}</ref> In the early 1930s, Brandt participated in the [[Chaco War]] between [[Bolivia]] and [[Paraguay]], assisting the Bolivian side.<ref>{{cite book|author=Alejandro Quesada|title=The Chaco War 1932-35: South America's Greatest Modern Conflict|date=22 November 2011|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-1-84908-416-1|pages=34, 42}}</ref> |
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| name = Wilhelm Brandt |
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| nickname = Wim |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|05|22}} |
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| birth_place = Wesel, Germany |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1941|07|15|1900|05|22}} |
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| death_place = Gorki Tushkeva |
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| placeofburial = Shatkovo cemetery |
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| allegiance = [[Nazi Germany]] |
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| branch = [[Waffen-SS]] |
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| serviceyears = 1936–1941 |
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| rank = [[SS-Obersturmbannführer]] |
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| servicenumber = SS-Nr. 171.670 |
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| commands = SS Regiment 11 |
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| ⚫ | Dr. Ing. '''Wilhelm Reni Brandt''' was a German military officer and engineer known for his writings and developments in the fields of [[camouflage]] and [[tank warfare]]. Among other developments, Brandt was responsible for a type of camouflage clothing and helmet covers issued to the [[Waffen SS]].<ref name="Számvéber2012">{{cite book|author=Norbert Számvéber|title=Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy: The Combat History of SS Panzer Regiment 12 and SS Panzerjäger Abteilung 12, Normandy 1944, based on their original war diaries|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7t7ZAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA134|date=14 March 2012|publisher=Helion and Company|isbn=978-1-907677-24-3|pages=134–}}</ref> Brandt also wrote a number of works on armored warfare theory, beginning in 1924.<ref name="Ph.D.2014">{{cite book|author=David T. Zabecki Ph.D.|title=Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rCWMBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA331|date=28 October 2014|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-59884-981-3|pages=331–}}</ref> In the early 1930s, Brandt participated in the [[Chaco War]] between [[Bolivia]] and [[Paraguay]], assisting the Bolivian side.<ref>{{cite book|author=Alejandro Quesada|title=The Chaco War 1932-35: South America's Greatest Modern Conflict|date=22 November 2011|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-1-84908-416-1|pages=34, 42}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:30, 21 May 2015
Dr. Ing. Wilhelm Brandt | |
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| Nickname(s) | Wim |
| Born | May 22, 1900 Wesel, Germany |
| Died | July 15, 1941 (aged 41) Gorki Tushkeva |
| Buried | Shatkovo cemetery |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service | Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1936–1941 |
| Rank | SS-Obersturmbannführer |
| Service number | SS-Nr. 171.670 |
| Unit | SS-Division "Reich" |
| Commands | SS Regiment 11 |
| Awards | SS-Totenkopfring, Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class |
Dr. Ing. Wilhelm Reni Brandt was a German military officer and engineer known for his writings and developments in the fields of camouflage and tank warfare. Among other developments, Brandt was responsible for a type of camouflage clothing and helmet covers issued to the Waffen SS.[1] Brandt also wrote a number of works on armored warfare theory, beginning in 1924.[2] In the early 1930s, Brandt participated in the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay, assisting the Bolivian side.[3]
References
- ^ Norbert Számvéber (14 March 2012). Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy: The Combat History of SS Panzer Regiment 12 and SS Panzerjäger Abteilung 12, Normandy 1944, based on their original war diaries. Helion and Company. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-1-907677-24-3.
- ^ David T. Zabecki Ph.D. (28 October 2014). Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History. ABC-CLIO. pp. 331–. ISBN 978-1-59884-981-3.
- ^ Alejandro Quesada (22 November 2011). The Chaco War 1932-35: South America's Greatest Modern Conflict. Osprey Publishing. pp. 34, 42. ISBN 978-1-84908-416-1.