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Albrecht Brandi

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German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander

GermanyArchitectsLived 1914 to 1966 · aged 51
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Albrecht Brandi was a German U-boat commander in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during 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.

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1944Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
1944Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
1944U-boat War Badge (1939)
1943Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
1943Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
1943Medal of Military Valour
1940Iron Cross 2nd Class
1940Iron Cross 1st Class
1940Minesweeper War Badge
U-boat Front Clasp

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Albrecht Brandi was a German U-boat commander in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during 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. The Knight's Cross, and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. Brandi is credited with the sinking of eight merchant ships for a total of 25,879 gross register tons (GRT), one auxiliary warship of 810 GRT, and three warships of 5,000 long tons.

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Germany
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deceased
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Lived 1914 to 1966 · aged 51
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