Albert Brachat

Albert Brachat
Born	27 March 1915 Hilzingen
Died	14 August 1943(1943-08-14) (aged 28) Karachev, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–43
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Infanterie-Regiment 14
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of Austria Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Smolensk (1943)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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)^[1]
West Wall Medal (15 March 1940)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (18 June 1940)^[1]
- 1st Class (20 June 1940)^[1]
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (25 June 1940)^[1]
Infantry Assault Badge (16 August 1941)^[1]
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Feldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 14^[2]

References

Citations

1 2 3 4 5 6 Thomas & Wegmann 1993, p. 10.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 120.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1993). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 3: Br–Bu [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 3: Br–Bu] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Infantry Division/5th light Infantry Division/5th Jäger Division

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