Brand, Hans-Joachim (Schlagtgeschwader 77)
- Date of birth:
- May 16th, 1916 (Lüneburg/Hannover, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 18th, 1945 (near Cottbus/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Hans-Joachim Brand was killed on 18th April 1945 near Cottbus. At that moment he was Kommandeur 1. / Schlagtgeschwader 77 with the rank of Hauptmann.
By this time he had flown 964 combat sorties throughout the course of the war (including about 150 with the Fw 190).
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 8.Staffel, III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 1.Staffel, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 5th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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