Date of birth:

September 29th, 1918 (Leipzig, Germany)

Date of death:

February 14th, 1945 (Konitz/West Prussia, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 11th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 24th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Kommandeur II. / Panzer-Regiment 25 / 7.Panzer-Division / 3.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Mitte

Awarded on:

October 28th, 1944

Awarded for his actions during the fighting around Memel in October 1944. Hauptmann Brandes formed a Kampfgruppe consisting of the operational Panzers of the Division and a Kompanie of armoured Pioniere. When the Soviets launched a major break-in attempt, Hauptmann Brandes and his Kampfgruppe managed to successfully repulse the attack and eliminate the hostile attacking spearheads.

Submitted on October 20th 1944.
Preliminary document and decoration on November 1st 1944.

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  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
  - Federl, C., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, Germany, 2000
  - Manteuffel, von H., Die 7. Panzer-Division – Bewaffnung, Einsätze, Männer, Nebel Verlag GmbH, Eggolsheim, Deutschland, 2001
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