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Brandt, Heinz (Generalmajor)

Date of birth:
March 11th, 1907 (Charlottenburg/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
July 21st, 1944 (Karlshof bei Rastenburg/Eastprussia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Heinz Brandt was the son of General der Kavallerie Georg Brandt (1876–1945) and took part in the preparations for the 1936 Olympics between 1933 and 1936 at the Kavallerie Schule in Hannover. At the 1936 Olympics he won the gold medal with the Show jumping riders team.

Promotions:
01.04.1925: Fahnenjunker
01.11.1926: Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier
01.12.1928: Leutnant
01.12.1932: Oberleutnant
06.10.1936: Rittmeister
01.01.1941: Major i.G.
01.04.1942: Oberstleutnant i.G.
01.05.1943: Oberst i.G.
22.07.1944: Generalmajor (posthumously)

Career:
01.04.1925: Fahnenjunker, 13. (Preußische) Reiter-Regiment, Reichswehr, Hannover
18.11.1926: I. Lehrgang, Infanterieschule
17.10.1927: II. Lehrgang, Kavallerieschule Hannover
01.10.1930: Leutnant, Bereiter, Kavallerieschule
01.10.1931: Leutnant, 2. (Preußisches) Reiter-Regiment, Tilsit
01.05.1931: Oberleutnant, Sonderabteilung der Kavallerieschule
00.00.1932: deutscher Meister im Springreiten
00.07.1936: won a Gold Medaille with „Alchimist", Olympic Games, Munich
06.10.1936: promoted to Rittmeister and sent to the Kriegsakademie
00.00.1938: Hptm,Stab, 25. Infanterie-Division
01.04.1939-30.09.1939: 1. Adjutant, IIa, 25. Jäger-Division
01.10.1939: Generalstab des Heeres
08.02.1940-30.10.1940: Hptm i.G., Ia, 297. Jäger-Division
01.11.1940-20.07.1944: Hptm i.G., Ia, Operationsabteilung des OKH
20.07.1944: seevrely WIA during the asassination attempt on Hitler by Oberst von Stauffenberg, Führerhauptquartier "Wolfsschanze"
21.07.1944: DOW in the Lazarett Karlshof bei Rastenburg

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Awarded on:
1936
Olympia Erinnerungsmedaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Awarded on:
September 2nd, 1944
posthumously awarded
Verwundetenabzeichen 20 juli 1944 in Gold

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