Albert Brachat

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit Infanterie-Regiment 14 Service/branch German Army		Years of service 1934–43 Name Albert Brachat Rank Hauptmann
Battles/wars World War II Annexation of Austria Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Smolensk (1943) Died August 14, 1943, Karachev, Russia Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Anschluss, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Albert Brachat (27 March 1915 – 14 August 1943) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II.

He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

He was killed on 14 August 1943 in Karachev, Russia.

Awards and decorations

Anschluss Medal (16 December 1938)

West Wall Medal (15 March 1940)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (18 June 1940)

1st Class (20 June 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (25 June 1940)

Infantry Assault Badge (16 August 1941)

Eastern Front Medal

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Feldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 14

References

Albert Brachat Wikipedia

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