Wilhelm Brandt

Dr. Ing.

Wilhelm Brandt
Dr. Ing.; Wilhelm Brandt
Nickname(s)	Wim
Born	May 22, 1900; Wesel,Germany
Died	July 15, 1941(aged 41); Gorki Tushkeva
Buried	Shchatkava cemetery53°12′49″N29°10′16″E/ 53.21361°N 29.17111°E
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1936–1941
Rank	SS-Obersturmbannführer
Service number	SS-Nr. 171.670
Unit	SS-Division "Reich"
Commands	SS Regiment 11
Battles/wars	Chaco War; World War II
Awards	SS-Totenkopfring,Iron Cross(1914), 2nd class
Spouse(s)	Adele Brandt

Dr. Ing.Wilhelm "Wim" Reni Brandtwas a German military officer and engineer known for his writings and developments in the fields ofcamouflageandtank warfare,being friends withErnst Volckmann.Among other developments, Brandt was responsible for a type of camouflage clothing and helmet covers issued to theWaffen SS.^[1]Brandt also wrote a number of works on armored warfare theory, beginning in 1924.^[2]In the early 1930s, Brandt participated in theChaco WarbetweenBoliviaandParaguay,assisting the Bolivian side and theirsmall armoured forces.^[3]

He was severely wounded on the Eastern Front on 13 July 1941 and died two days later in a military field hospital.

Commands

Company Commander in the SS-Standarte 'Deutschland'
Leader of the SS-Panzer-Abwehr-Sturmbann der SS-VT
Commander of the SS-Kradschützen-Sturmbann 'Verfügungstruppe'
Commander of the SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 'Verfügungstruppe'
Commander of the SS-Totenkopf-Standarte 11 of the SS-Division 'Deutschland'.
Commander of the SS-Regiment 11 of the SS-Division (mot.)'Reich'.

SS-Promotions

1 March 1936: SS-Hauptsturmführer
1 June 1939: SS-Sturmbannführer
1 July 1940: SS-Obersturmbannführer

References

^Norbert Számvéber (2012).Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy: The Combat History of SS Panzer Regiment 12 and SS Panzerjäger Abteilung 12, Normandy 1944, based on their original war diaries.Helion and Company. pp. 134–.ISBN 978-1-907677-24-3.
^David T. Zabecki Ph.D. (2014).Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History.ABC-CLIO. pp. 331–.ISBN 978-1-59884-981-3.
^Alejandro Quesada (2011).The Chaco War 1932-35: South America's Greatest Modern Conflict.Osprey Publishing. pp. 34, 42.ISBN 978-1-84908-416-1.

[Számvéber2012-1] Norbert Számvéber (2012).Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy: The Combat History of SS Panzer Regiment 12 and SS Panzerjäger Abteilung 12, Normandy 1944, based on their original war diaries.Helion and Company. pp. 134–.ISBN 978-1-907677-24-3.

[Ph.D.2014-2] David T. Zabecki Ph.D. (2014).Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History.ABC-CLIO. pp. 331–.ISBN 978-1-59884-981-3.

[3] Alejandro Quesada (2011).The Chaco War 1932-35: South America's Greatest Modern Conflict.Osprey Publishing. pp. 34, 42.ISBN 978-1-84908-416-1.

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