- Kurt Brändle
Infobox Military Person
name=Kurt Brändle
lived=birth date|1912|1|19|df=y — death date and age|1943|11|3|1912|1|19|df=y
placeofbirth=Ludwigsburg
placeofdeath=west ofAmsterdam
caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi GermanyNazi Germany
serviceyears=1937-1943
rank=Major
branch=Luftwaffe
commands= II./JG 3
unit=JG 53 ,JG 3
battles=World War II
awards="Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves"
laterwork=Kurt Brändle (born
19 January 1912 inLudwigsburg ,Württemberg -Killed in action 3 November 1943 west ofAmsterdam ,Netherlands ) was a German formerLuftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak LeavesFellgiebel] duringWorld War II .Brändle was officially credited with shooting down 180 enemy aircraft in more than 700 combat missions, the majority were claimed on the Eastern front.
Awards
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German Cross in Gold (25 February 1942)
*Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
*Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
** Knight's Cross (1 July 1942)
** 114. Oak Leaves (27 August 1942)References
*cite web | title=Lexikon der Wehrmacht|work=Kurt Brändle|url=http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/B/BraendleK.htm|accessdate=16 October|accessyear=2007
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II". Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
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