Kai Bräundle-Schmidt

Kai Bräundle-Schmidt
Born	19 June 1917 Flensburg
Died	14 August 1991 (aged 74) Braderup
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–38 1940–45
Rank	'Major of the Reserves
Unit	I./Grenadier-Regiment 501
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kai Bräundle-Schmidt (19 June 1917 – 14 August 1991) was a highly decorated 'Major of the Reserves 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 July 1941)^[1]
  • 1st Class (26 February 1942)^[1]
• Wound Badge
  • in Black (26 July 1941)^[1]
  • in Silver (6 February 1944)^[1]
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (28 February 1942)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal (31 December 1943)^[1]
• Demyansk Shield (31 December 1943)^[1]
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (1 October 1944)^[1]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 December 1944)^[1][2]
• German Cross in Gold on 13 December 1944 as Hauptmann in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 501^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1945 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and regiment adjutant Grenadier-Regiment 501^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1993, p. 24.
2. Huß and Viohl 2003, p. 45.
3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2009, p. 58.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 121.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Huß, Jürgen; Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck 1939–1945] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-79-9.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1993). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 3: Br–Bu [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 3: Br–Bu] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3.

External links

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