Wilhelm Brandt

This article is about the SS officer Wilhelm Brandt. Not to be confused with Willy Brandt.

Dr. Ing. Wilhelm Brandt
Nickname(s)	Wim
Born	(1900-05-22)May 22, 1900 Wesel, Germany
Died	July 15, 1941(1941-07-15) (aged 41) Gorki Tushkeva
Buried	Shchatkava cemetery 53°12′49″N 29°10′16″E
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1936–1941
Rank	SS-Obersturmbannführer
Service number	SS-Nr. 171.670
Unit	SS-Division "Reich"
Commands	SS Regiment 11
Battles / wars	Chaco War World War II
Awards	SS-Totenkopfring, Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class
Spouse(s)	Adele Brandt

Dr. Ing. Wilhelm "Wim" Reni Brandt was a German military officer and engineer known for his writings and developments in the fields of camouflage and tank warfare, being friends with Ernst Volckmann. Among other developments, Brandt was responsible for a type of camouflage clothing and helmet covers issued to the Waffen SS.[1] Brandt also wrote a number of works on armored warfare theory, beginning in 1924.[2] In the early 1930s, Brandt participated in the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay, assisting the Bolivian side and their small armoured forces.[3]

He was severely wounded on the Eastern Front on 13 July 1941 and died two days later in a military field hospital.

Commands

• Company Commander in the SS-Standarte 'Deutschland'
• Leader of the SS-Panzer-Abwehr-Sturmbann der SS-VT
• Commander of the SS-Kradschützen-Sturmbann 'Verfügungstruppe'
• Commander of the SS-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 'Verfügungstruppe'
• Commander of the SS-Totenkopf-Standarte 11 of the SS-Division 'Deutschland'.
• Commander of the SS-Regiment 11 of the SS-Division (mot.)'Reich'.

SS-Promotions

• 1 March 1936: SS-Hauptsturmführer
• 1 June 1939: SS-Sturmbannführer
• 1 July 1940: SS-Obersturmbannführer

References

1. Norbert Számvéber (2012). Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy: The Combat History of SS Panzer Regiment 12 and SS Panzerjäger Abteilung 12, Normandy 1944, based on their original war diaries. Helion and Company. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-1-907677-24-3.
2. David T. Zabecki Ph.D. (2014). Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History. ABC-CLIO. pp. 331–. ISBN 978-1-59884-981-3.
3. Alejandro Quesada (2011). The Chaco War 1932-35: South America's Greatest Modern Conflict. Osprey Publishing. pp. 34, 42. ISBN 978-1-84908-416-1.