Wilhelm Brandt
53°12′49″N 29°10′16″E / 53.21361°N 29.17111°E / 53.21361; 29.17111Allegiance Nazi Germany Service/branch 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 World War II Awards SS-Totenkopfring, Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class Spouse(s) Adele Brandt
Dr. Ing. Wilhelm "Wim" Reni Brandt was a German military officer and engineer known for his writings and developments in the fields of camouflage and tank warfare, being friends with Ernst Volckmann. 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]
He was severely wounded on the Eastern Front on 13 July 1941 and died two days later in a military field hospital.
Commands
- Company Commander in the SS-Standarte 'Deutschland'
- Leader of the SS-Panzer-Abwehr-Sturmbann der SS-VT
- Commander of the SS-Kradschützen-Sturmbann 'Verfügungstruppe'
- Commander of the SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 'Verfügungstruppe'
- Commander of the SS-Totenkopf-Standarte 11 of the SS-Division 'Deutschland'.
- Commander of the SS-Regiment 11 of the SS-Division (mot.)'Reich'.
SS-Promotions
- 1 March 1936: SS-Hauptsturmführer
- 1 June 1939: SS-Sturmbannführer
- 1 July 1940: SS-Obersturmbannführer
References
- ^ Norbert Számvéber (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. (2014). Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History. ABC-CLIO. pp. 331–. ISBN 978-1-59884-981-3.
- ^ Alejandro Quesada (2011). The Chaco War 1932-35: South America's Greatest Modern Conflict. Osprey Publishing. pp. 34, 42. ISBN 978-1-84908-416-1.