Otto Brakat

Otto Brakat
Otto Brakat (right) and Hans Klein in discussion
Born	15 January 1916 Labiau
Died	31 January 1978(1978-01-31) (aged 62) Moers
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–1945
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Wach-Bataillon "Großdeutschland"
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of Austria Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Stalingrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Otto Brakat (15 January 1916 – 31 January 1978) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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

• Anschluss Medal (6 February 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (5 July 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (12 July 1941)
  • in Silver (1 August 1942)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
• General Assault Badge (1 November 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (1 May 1945)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 27 July 1941 as Unteroffizier and Gruppenführer 2. / Radfahr-Abteilung 1^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 120.

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

Persondata
Name	Brakat, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German soldier and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	15 January 1916
Place of birth	Labiau, East Prussia
Date of death	31 January 1978
Place of death	Moers, Germany