Otto Brakat

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Otto Brakat Rank Oberfeldwebel		Years of service 1939–45 Service/branch German Army

Unit Wach-Bataillon "Grosdeutschland" Battles/wars World War II Annexation of Austria Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Stalingrad Died January 31, 1978, Moers, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Anschluss, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Otto Brakat (15 January 1916 – 31 January 1978) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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

Anschluss Medal (6 February 1940)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (25 September 1939)

1st Class (5 July 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (12 July 1941)

in Silver (1 August 1942)

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

in Silver

General Assault Badge (1 November 1941)

Eastern Front Medal

Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (1 May 1945)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1941 as Unteroffizier and group leader in the 2. / Radfahr-Abteilung 1

References

Otto Brakat Wikipedia

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