Alwin Brandt
| Alwin Brandt | |
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| Birth date | 30 June 1925 |
| Death date | 5 January 2023 (aged 97) |
| Place of death | Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein, FRG |
| Allegiance |  National Socialist Germany
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| Service/branch |  Waffen SS
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| Years of service | 1943–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Untersturmführer |
| Unit | 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Wound Badge in Black |
| Other work | Tax inspector Self-employed tax consultant |
Alwin Brandt (1925–2023) was one of the last known living German officers of the Waffen-SS.
Life
WWII
Brandt was a member of the Hitler Youth, finished his school exams and became a member of the Waffen-SS, where he was trained as an officer candidate and promoted to SS-Untersturmführer. Durin the Battle of Normandy he served as the leader (Zugführer) of a grenade launcher platoon in the 4. Kompanie/SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12/12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend. He was severly wounded during the Battle of Vienna 1945 and and became a US prisoner of war.
Post-war
Brandt, married and father of two children, became a tax inspector (Finanzbeamter) for the state and later a self-employed tax consultant. For many years he was a member of the Jacoby-Bürgergilde. After the church, it is the oldest institution in Neumünster (since 1578) that still exists today.
Awards and decorations
- DRL/Reich Sports Badge (Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen) in Bronze
- Germanische Leistungsrune of the Germanic SS
- SS-Ehrendegen
- Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen 1939) in Black
Gallery
Writings
- Mein Weg vom Jugendlichen zum SS-Untersturmführer – und die Folgen daraus, Verlag Am Wall, Bremen 2021
