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'''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 – 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 Coastal Raider Unit (Küstenjäger) of the [[Brandenburgers]] in 1943.
'''Günther Brandt''' (1 October 1898 – 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 Coastal 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 [[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>
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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>
* [[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"/>
* [[Wound Badge]] in Black (9 June 1944)<ref name="Dörr p76"/>

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

Revision as of 22:34, 7 March 2017

Günther Brandt
Born(1898-10-01)1 October 1898
Kiel
Died4 July 1973(1973-07-04) (aged 74)
Bayreuth
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1921)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Imperial German Navy
 Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Years of service1915–21
1935–45
RankKorvettenkapitän of the Reserves
UnitSMS Freya
SMS Elsaß
SMS Zähringen
SMS Schlesien
SMS Kaiserin Augusta
SMS Thüringen
Commands held8. Vorpostenflottille
12. U-Jagdflottille
21. U-Jagdflottille
Battles/warsWorld War I

Spartacist uprising
Silesian Uprisings

World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Günther Brandt (1 October 1898 – 4 July 1973) was a Korvettenkapitän of the 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 Coastal 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 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. He joined the Nazi Party with membership #2,579,863 and the SS as member #107,079.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. ^ Schmuhl 2005, p. 165.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Dörr 1995, p. 76.
  3. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 56.
  4. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 239.
  5. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 142.

Bibliography

  • Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Schmuhl, Hans-Walter (2005). Grenzüberschreitungen: das Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Anthropologie, menschliche Erblehre und Eugenik 1927–1945 (in German). Göttingen, Germany: Wallstein Verlag. ISBN 978-3-89244-799-3. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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