Günther Brandt

Dr. med. Günther Brandt
Born 1 October 1898(1898-10-01)
Kiel
Died 4 July 1973(1973-07-04) (aged 74)
Bayreuth
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch  Kriegsmarine
Rank Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves
Commands held 21. U-Jagdflottille
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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Dr. med. Günther Brandt[Note 1] (1 October 1898 – 4 July 1973) was a Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Brandt was also an SS officer with the final rank of Obersturmbannführer. He joined the Nazi Party with membership #2,579,863 and the SS as member #107,079.

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ In German a Doctor of Medicine is abbreviated as Dr. med. (Doctor medicinae).

References

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Huß, Jürgen & Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939-1945 (in German). VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 3-925480-79-X.
  • Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.