Kaspar Brandner

Kaspar Brandner
Born	6 January 1916 Salla, Austria
Died	11 April 1984 (aged 68) Voitsberg, Austria
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Oberjäger
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Norwegian Campaign Operation Barbarossa Operation Silberfuchs Operation Rentier Operation Platinfuchs Siege of Leningrad Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kaspar Brandner (6 January 1916 – 11 April 1984) was a highly decorated Oberjäger in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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 (6 August 1944)^[1]
  • 1st Class (4 September 1944)^[1]
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 October 1944 as Oberjäger and Gruppenführer in the 8./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegrmann 1993, p. 37.
2. 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.
• 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 VI: Die Gebirgstruppe Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VI: The Mountain Troops Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2430-3.

External links

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