Albrecht Brandi Military person

Albrecht Brandi (June 20, 1914 – January 6, 1966) was a German U-boat commander in World War II. Together with Wolfgang Lüth he was the only Kriegsmarine sailor who was awarded with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Brandi was well known as a daring and aggressive U-boat commander.During his naval career Brandi destroyed twelve ships, including one minelayer and two destroyers. With these victories Brandi became the U-boat commander who destroyed the most warships. However, he is not the U-boat commander with the most ships sunk; that record is held by Otto Kretschmer with 47 victories. Brandi is ranked number 24 on the top scoring list of Germany's U-boat commanders.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 20, 1914
Birth place
Dortmund
Date of deathJanuary 06, 1966
Place of death
Dortmund

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
military command
Apr 1942 – Sep 1943
Apr 1944 – Jul 1944
Dec 1943 – Mar 1944
military unit
7th U-boat Flotilla
Gorch Fock (1933)
German cruiser Karlsruhe
29th U-boat Flotilla
5th U-boat Flotilla
service start1935
service end1945

Albrecht Brandi on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.uboat.net/men/brandi.htm
  2. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=isbn%3A3950130705