Brauneis, Erich
- Date of birth:
- March 16th, 1894 (Vienna, Austria)
- Date of death:
- August 20th, 1954 (Bremen, Germany)
- Nationality:
- Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)
Biography
Promotions:
01-08-1915 – Seekadett
01-05-1916 – Seefähnrich
01-11-1916 – Fregattenleutnant
17-01-1939 – Oberleutnant zur See
01-06-1939 – Kapitänleutnant
01-04-1936 – Korvettenkapitän
01-02-1944 – Fregattenkapitän
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Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- September 1st, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)
- Unit:
- Chef 21. Landungsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- September 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)
- Unit:
- Chef 21. Landungsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- October 14th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fregattenkapitän (Commander)
- Unit:
- Chef 24. Landungsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1944
Vapaudenristin 3.luokka (VR 3)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fregattenkapitän (Commander)
- Unit:
- Chef 24. Landungsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- June 28th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fregattenkapitän (Commander)
- Unit:
- Chef 24. Landungsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- November 25th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fregattenkapitän (Commander)
- Unit:
- Chef 24. Landungsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- December 28th, 1944
However his most important achievements were within the context of the naval battles and evacuation efforts around Finland and the Baltic Islands, specifically Ösel and Sworbe. His flottille transported the following to/from the island of Sworbe over the course of 1944:
6608 soldiers
3764 wounded
1395 refugees
319 prisoners
71 trucks
35 cars
4 tracked resupply vehicles
10 medical vehicles
40 motorcycles
16 infantry wagons
202 various vehicles
905 horses
1 Sturmgeschütz
44 guns
1942 tons of ammunition
110 tons of fuel
1058 tons of provisions
466 tons of military supplies
37 tons of horse fodder.
Sources
- - DÖRR, MANFRED, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehmacht 1939–1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1995.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
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