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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Otto Brakat

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel

Years of service
  
1939–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Otto Brakat
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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