Albrecht Brandi

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German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander

Germany ArchitectsLived 1914 to 1966 · aged 51

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Languages20

In century#30,139

Also inDeutsch

Photos 3

U-617 aground near Mellila, Morocco after British air attack 12 September 1943.

Brandi family grave in Dortmund

Awards 10

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

In their orbit 2

FatherErnst Brandi

ChildSabine Brandi

Connected to Albrecht 6

Wolfgang LüthAlso won U-boat Front Clasp

Erich ToppAlso won U-boat War Badge (1939)

Hermann-Bernhard RamckeAlso won Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

Mario RoattaAlso won Medal of Military Valour

Walter KrügerAlso won Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Salvo D'AcquistoAlso won Medal of Military Valour

About this person

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