Albert Brachat

Albert Brachat
Born	(1915-03-27)March 27, 1915
Died	14 August 1943(1943-08-14) (aged 28)
Place of birth	Hilzingen
Place of death	Karachev, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–1943
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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Albert Brachat was died on 14 August 1943 in Karachev, Russia.

Awards and decorations

• Anschluss Medal (16 December 1938)
• West Wall Medal (15 March 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (20 June 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (25 June 1940)
• Infantry Assault Badge (16 August 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as Feldwebel and platoon leader in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 14

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945