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{{Short description|German anthropologist and political activist}}
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'''Günther Brandt''' (1 October 1898 – 4 July 1973) was a German anthropologist and political activist during the [[Nazi era]].
'''Dr. med. Günther Rudolf Wilhelm Brandt'''<ref group="Note">In German a [[Doctor of Medicine]] is abbreviated as Dr. med. (''Doctor medicinae'').</ref> (1 October 1898 &ndash; 4 July 1973) was a [[Korvettenkapitän]] of the [[Military reserve force|Reserves]] with the [[Kriegsmarine]] during [[World War II]] and a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]. He was also with a Costal Raider Unit (Küstenjäger) of the [[Brandenburgers]] in 1943.


Following [[World War I]], Brandt joined the "''[[Marinebrigade Ehrhardt]]''" and fought with the [[Freikorps]] in the [[Spartacist uprising]] of the [[German Revolution of 1918–1919|German Revolution]] in [[Berlin]], and in the [[Silesian Uprisings]] against the [[Poles]] and Polish [[Silesians]] of [[Upper Silesia]]. In 1921 he joined the [[Nazi Party]] and was involved in the assassination of the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany)|Foreign Minister]] [[Walther Rathenau]] in June 1922. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment in 1925. He was released early and studied medicine from 1926 to 1932 in [[Kiel]], Berlin and [[Munich]].<ref>Schmuhl 2005, p. 165.</ref>
Following [[World War I]], Brandt joined the "''[[Marinebrigade Ehrhardt]]''" and fought with the [[Freikorps]] in the [[Spartacist uprising]] of the [[German Revolution of 1918–1919|German Revolution]] in [[Berlin]], and in the [[Silesian Uprisings]] against the [[Polish people|Poles]] and Polish [[Silesians]] of [[Upper Silesia]]. In 1921 he joined the [[Nazi Party]] and was involved in the assassination of the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany)|Foreign Minister]] [[Walther Rathenau]] in June 1922. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment in 1925. He was released early and studied medicine from 1926 to 1932 in [[Kiel]], Berlin and [[Munich]].<ref>Schmuhl 2005, p. 165.</ref>


Brandt was also an [[SS]] officer with the final rank of ''[[Obersturmbannführer]]''. He joined the Nazi Party with membership #2,579,863 and the SS as member #107,079.
Brandt was also an [[SS]] officer with the final rank of [[Obersturmbannführer]]. During [[World War II]], he served in the [[Kriegsmarine]] and was a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]].


==Awards==
==Awards==
* [[Iron Cross]] (1914)
* [[Iron Cross]] (1914) 2nd Class (8 December 1917)<ref name="Dörr p76">Dörr 1995, p. 76.</ref>
** 2nd Class (8 December 1917)<ref name="Dörr p76">Dörr 1995, p. 76.</ref>
* [[Silesian Eagle]] 2nd Class (1 October 1919)<ref name="Dörr p76"/>
* [[Silesian Eagle]] 2nd Class (1 October 1919)<ref name="Dörr p76"/>
* [[Clasp to the Iron Cross]] (1939)
* [[Clasp to the Iron Cross]] (1939) 2nd Class (9 January 1940) & 1st Class (30 August 1940)<ref name="Dörr p76"/>
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* [[German Cross]] in Gold on 26 November 1942 as ''[[Korvettenkapitän]]'' of the [[Military reserve force|Reserves]] in the 12. U-Jagd-Flottille<ref>Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 56.</ref>
** 2nd Class (9 January 1940)<ref name="Dörr p76"/>
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* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 23 December 1943 as ''Korvettenkapitän'' of the Reserves and chief of the 21. U-Jagd-Flottille<ref>Scherzer 2007, p. 239.</ref>
* Iron Cross (1939)
** 1st Class (30 August 1940)<ref name="Dörr p76"/>
* [[Minesweeper War Badge]] (29 October 1940)<ref name="Dörr p76"/>
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* [[German Cross]] in Gold on 26 November 1942 as ''[[Korvettenkapitän]]'' of the [[Military reserve force|Reserves]] in the 12. U-Jagd-Flottille<ref>Patzwall and Scherzer 2001, p. 56.</ref>
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* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 23 December 1943 as ''Korvettenkapitän'' of the Reserves and chief of the 21. U-Jagd-Flottille<ref>Scherzer 2007, p. 239.</ref><ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 142.</ref>
* [[Wound Badge]] in Black (9 June 1944)<ref name="Dörr p76"/>

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==

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|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K
|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K
|trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K
|language=German
|language=German
|location=Osnabrück, Germany
|location=Osnabrück, Germany
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|first=Walther-Peer
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|year=2000
|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile
|trans_title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches
|language=German
|location=Friedberg, Germany
|publisher=Podzun-Pallas
|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
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* Huß, Jürgen & Viohl, Armin (2003). ''Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939-1945'' (in German). VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 3-925480-79-X.
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|last1=Patzwall
|last1=Patzwall
|first1=Klaus D.
|first1=Klaus D.
|last2=Scherzer
|last2=Scherzer
|first2=Veit
|first2=Veit
|year=2001
|year=2001
|title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
|title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
|trans_title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
|trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
|language=German
|language=German
|location=Norderstedt, Germany
|location=Norderstedt, Germany
|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
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|first=Clemens
|year=1974
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine
|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy
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|publisher=Motorbuch Verlag
|isbn=978-3-87943-355-1
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|year=2007
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives
|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives
|trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives
|language=German
|language=German
|location=Jena, Germany
|location=Jena, Germany
|publisher=Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag
|publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
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|title=Grenzüberschreitungen: das Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Anthropologie, menschliche Erblehre und Eugenik 1927–1945
|title=Grenzüberschreitungen: das Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Anthropologie, menschliche Erblehre und Eugenik 1927–1945
|trans_title=Crossing Boundaries: the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity and Eugenics 1927–1945
|trans-title=Crossing Boundaries: the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity and Eugenics 1927–1945
|language=German
|language=German
|location=Göttingen, Germany
|location=Göttingen, Germany
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Latest revision as of 05:28, 21 October 2023

Günther Brandt
Born(1898-10-01)1 October 1898
Died4 July 1973(1973-07-04) (aged 74)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Anthropologist at the SS Race and Settlement Main Office
Officer in the Kriegsmarine
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Günther Brandt (1 October 1898 – 4 July 1973) was a German anthropologist and political activist during the Nazi era.

Following World War I, Brandt joined the "Marinebrigade Ehrhardt" and fought with the Freikorps in the Spartacist uprising of the German Revolution in Berlin, and in the Silesian Uprisings against the Poles and Polish Silesians of Upper Silesia. In 1921 he joined the Nazi Party and was involved in the assassination of the Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau in June 1922. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment in 1925. He was released early and studied medicine from 1926 to 1932 in Kiel, Berlin and Munich.[1]

Brandt was also an SS officer with the final rank of Obersturmbannführer. During World War II, he served in the Kriegsmarine and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Schmuhl 2005, p. 165.
  2. ^ a b c Dörr 1995, p. 76.
  3. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 56.
  4. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 239.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Schmuhl, Hans-Walter (2005). Grenzüberschreitungen: das Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Anthropologie, menschliche Erblehre und Eugenik 1927–1945 [Crossing Boundaries: the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity and Eugenics 1927–1945] (in German). Göttingen, Germany: Wallstein Verlag. ISBN 978-3-89244-799-3.
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