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Brand, Hans Dr.ing. (SS)

Date of birth:
April 9th, 1879 (Bayreuth/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
January 10th, 1959 (Erlangen, Pottenstein/Bavaria, Germany)
Buried on:
German War Graves Friedhof Sankt Georgen
Grave: UNK.
Service number:
SS-Nr.: 340.782 // NSDAP-Nr.: 3.613.512
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.00.1901: Landsmannschaft Schyria
00.00.1905: Dr.ing., München
00.00.1913: Lagerstättengeologe Serbia, Hungary, North Africa, East Africa, German Southwest Africa, Egypt, USA, Iceland, Norway, France and China
00.00.1916: expert in Karst area, Stab, General Boroevic's 5. Armee - Isonzo Front
00.00.1920-00.00.1948: Ehrtenburger der Stadt Pottenstein
00.00.1931: member of the „Stahlhelm"
00.00.1933: member of the NS-Lehrerbund
01.05.1935: joined the NSDAP
00.00.1939: joined the SS
00.00.1941: Höchsten SS- und Polizeiführer in Italien
00.00.1942: Ausbilder, SS-Karstwehr-Bataillon
00.07.1942-21.06.1944: SS-Ostubaf, Kdr, SS-Karstwehr-Bataillon
09.11.1942: promoted to SS-Standartenführer
00.00.1944: deployed in Slovenia and Venetia, Avasini
22.06.1944: SS-Staf, Kdr, SS-Fortikationsforschungsstelle, Bela Pec by Trbiz / Fusine by Tarvisio

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Awarded on:
February 1934
Ehrenwinkel der Alten Kämpfer
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Standartenführer (Colonel)
Unit:
Karstjäger
Bandenkampfabzeichen in Bronze

Sources

  • Photo 1:
  • - Corbati, Narva, Karstjäger! Guerriglia e controguerriglia nell'OZAK 1943-45
    - Axis History Biographical Research via Axis History Forum

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