Paul Brandt (pilot)

Paul Brandt
Born	29 April 1915 Rehhof
Died	24 December 1944(1944-12-24) (aged 29) over Münster
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1944
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	JG 54
Battles/wars	World War II Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Paul Brandt (29 April 1915 – 24 December 1944) was a German Luftwaffe ace 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. Paul Brandt was shot down over Münster on 24 December 1944. During his career he was credited with 30 victories, in over 500 missions.

Awards

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (26 June 1943)
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold (17 October 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 5 September 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Flugzeugführer in the IV./Jagdgeschwader 54^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 121.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Jagdgeschwader 54

Horst Ademeit (Oak Leaves) Hans Beißwenger (Oak Leaves) Hans-Ekkehard Bob Paul Brandt Hugo Broch Herbert Broennle Anton Döbele Franz Eckerle (Oak Leaves) Franz Eisenach Günter Fink Hans Götz Helmut Grollmus Horst Hannig¹ (Oak Leaves) Hans-Joachim Heyer Reinhold Hoffmann Dietrich Hrabak² (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Jung Karl Kempf Otto Kittel (Oak Leaves & Swords) Rudolf Klemm Gerhard Koall Hans-Joachim Kroschinski Emil Lang (Oak Leaves) Arnold Lignitz Gerhard Loos Helmut Mißner Hubert Mütherich Walter Nowotny (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Max-Hellmuth Ostermann (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hans Philipp (Oak Leaves & Swords) Wilhelm Philipp Josef Pöhs Rudolf Rademacher Erich Rudorffer³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Friedrich Rupp Carl Sattig Günther Scheel Wilhelm Schilling Hermann Schleinhege Reinhard Seiler (Oak Leaves) Peter Siegler Wolfgang Späte (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Sterr Max Stotz (Oak Leaves) Fritz Tegtmeier Alfred Teumer Gerhard Thyben (Oak Leaves) Hannes Trautloft Joachim Wandel Robert Weiß (Oak Leaves) Heinz Wernicke Ulrich Wernitz Ulrich Wöhnert Albin Wolf (Oak Leaves) Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart

¹ Oak Leaves with JG 2. ² Oak Leaves with JG 52. ³ Knight’s Cross with JG 2.

Persondata
Name	Brandt, Paul
Alternative names
Short description	German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	29 April 1915
Place of birth	Rehhof, Germany
Date of death	24 December 1944
Place of death	Münster, Germany