Josef Brandner
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Josef Brandner
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| Born | 1 September 1915 Hohenberg, Lower Austria |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Vienna |
| Allegiance |  First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
| Years of service | 1936–45 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Other work | Austrian Armed Forces |
Josef Wilhelm Brandner (1 September 1915 – 6 June 1996) was a highly decorated German panzer ace in the Wehrmacht during World War II who was one of only 882 recipients who were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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Awards and decorations
- Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (1 October 1938)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (24 March 1942)[1]
- General Assault Badge (4 April 1942)[1]
- General Assault Badge (100) (20 October 1944)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 14 September 1943 as Hauptmann in Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202[3]
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 September 1944)[1][2]
- Armband Courland (4 May 1945)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (11 April 1945)[1]
Notes
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External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Thomas & Wegmann 1985, p. 48.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thomas 1997, p. 73.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 56.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 142, 487.
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 239.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 102.
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 123.
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- 1915 births
- 1996 deaths
- People from Lilienfeld District
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Austrian military personnel of World War II
- Austrian prisoners of war
