Wilhelm Brandt

Dr. Ing. Wilhelm Brandt
Nickname(s)	Wim
Born	May 22, 1900 Wesel, Germany
Died	July 15, 1941 (aged 41) Gorki Tushkeva
Buried at	Shchatkava cemetery (53°12′49″N 29°10′16″E / 53.21361°N 29.17111°ECoordinates: 53°12′49″N 29°10′16″E / 53.21361°N 29.17111°E)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1936–1941
Rank	SS-Obersturmbannführer
Service number	SS-Nr. 171.670
Unit	SS-Division "Reich"
Commands held	SS Regiment 11
Battles/wars	Second Battle of Nanawa
Awards	SS-Totenkopfring, Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class
Spouse(s)	Adele Brandt

Dr. Ing. Wilhelm Reni Brandt was a German military officer and engineer known for his writings and developments in the fields of camouflage and tank warfare. Among other developments, Brandt was responsible for a type of camouflage clothing and helmet covers issued to the Waffen SS.^[1] Brandt also wrote a number of works on armored warfare theory, beginning in 1924.^[2] In the early 1930s, Brandt participated in the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay, assisting the Bolivian side and their small armoured forces.^[3]

References

1. Norbert Számvéber (14 March 2012). Waffen-SS Armour in Normandy: The Combat History of SS Panzer Regiment 12 and SS Panzerjäger Abteilung 12, Normandy 1944, based on their original war diaries. Helion and Company. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-1-907677-24-3.
2. David T. Zabecki Ph.D. (28 October 2014). Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History. ABC-CLIO. pp. 331–. ISBN 978-1-59884-981-3.
3. Alejandro Quesada (22 November 2011). The Chaco War 1932-35: South America's Greatest Modern Conflict. Osprey Publishing. pp. 34, 42. ISBN 978-1-84908-416-1.