Date of birth:

March 24th, 1917 (Bad Salzuflen/Lippe, Germany)

Date of death:

January 18th, 1977 (Bottrop/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

1939-1941: in I.(Jagd)/ LG 2
13.03.1941: Unteroffizier, 2./ LG 2
15.01.1942: Uffz., now in I./ JG 77
09.03.1942: Uffz., 2./ JG 77
13.06.1942: Feldwebel, 2./ JG 77
13.09.1942: Feldwebel, awarded the Ehrenpokal
18.12.1942: Fw., awarded DKiG, 2./ JG 77
14.01.1943: Oberfeldwebel, 2./ JG 77 severely WIA – Bf 109 G-2 (Black 4) lost a leg in air combat with a P-40 over Buerat in North Africa
24.03.1943: Oberfeldwebel, awarded Ritterkreuz, I./ JG 77
01.06.1943: Oberfeldwebel, promoted to Leutnant (Kr.O./Fl.)
ca.04.1944: appointed Stafü 2./ JG 3 while wearing an artificial leg
08.1944-22.03.1945: Oberleutnant and now with an artificial leg, appointed Staka 2./ JG 3
26.11.1944: arrested for cowardice in the face of the enemy (charges later dismissed). 12.12.1944: Lt., 2./JG 3
25.12.1944: Lt.,Staka 2./ JG 3 WIA - Bf 109 G overturned on take-off at Paderborn 03.03.1945: Oberleutnant, Staka 2./ JG 3 WIA- Bf 109 G-14 shot down - belly-landed near Augustwalde
04.04.-05.1945: Oberleutnant, appointed Staka 7./ JG 3

Walter Brandt flew a total of 527 sorties during WWII (including over 100 close support sorties. In total he achieved 57 aerial victories (including 35 in the West and 11 four-engined bombers). He particularly distinguished himself on the 03.03.1945 when he destroyed 3 Soviet tanks, 20 trucks and 3 Soviet aircraft.

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