Brändle, Kurt
- Date of birth:
- January 19th, 1912 (Ludwigsburg/Württemberg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- November 3rd, 1943 (Northsea)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn
Plot: CW. Row: 1. Grave: 25. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
Kurt Brändle achieved a total of 180 aerial victories (including 20 in the West) over the course of about 700 sorties.
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 3rd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 53, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- February 25th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 27th, 1942
114th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Ritterkreuz Archiv IV/2008, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, Dezember 2008, ISSN 1866-4709
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Axis Biographical Research
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