Wilhelm Brandt
Appearance
Dr. Ing. Wilhelm Brandt | |
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Nickname(s) | Wim |
Born | Wesel, Germany | May 22, 1900
Died | July 15, 1941 Gorki Tushkeva | (aged 41)
Buried | Shchatkava cemetery 53°12′49″N 29°10′16″E / 53.21361°N 29.17111°E |
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 |
Battles / wars | Second Battle of Nanawa |
Awards | SS-Totenkopfring, Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class |
Spouse(s) | Adele Brandt |
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 and their small armoured forces.[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.
Categories:
- Tank tactics
- 1900 births
- 1941 deaths
- People from Wesel
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- SS-Obersturmbannführer
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class
- Recipients of the SS-Ehrenring
- Bolivian military personnel
- German military personnel of World War I
- Foreign military officers of the Chaco War