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Heinz Brandt (officer)

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1939–45

Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Heinz Brandt

Died
  
9 December 1996(1996-12-09) (aged 83) Frankenberg

Rank
  
Leutnant of the Reserves

Unit
  
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103

Heinz Brandt (17 December 1912 – 9 December 1996) was a highly decorated Leutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (17 September 1942)
  • 1st Class (18 July 1943)
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze (23 October 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (13 November 1942)
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (April 1945)
  • Armelband Kurland (April 1945)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 May 1945 as Leutnant of the Reserves and company leader in Panzergrenadier-Regiment 103

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