Generalmajor Heinz Brandt Born: 11 Mar 1907 in Berlin-Charlottenburg Died: 21 Jul 1944 in Rastenburg Hospital PromotionsL
Gefreiter (01 Jul 1926); Unteroffizier (01 Nov 1926); F�hnrich (01 Sep 1927); Oberf�hnrich (01 Aug 1928); Leutnant (01 Dec 1928); Oberleutnant (01 Dec 1932); Rittmeister/Hauptmann (01 Mar 1936); Major (01 Jan 1941); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1942); Oberst (01 May 1943); Generalmajor (22 Jul 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1925)
Fahnenjunker in the 13th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1925-01 Oct 1931)
Detached to I. Course of the Infantry-School (18 Nov 1926-01 Sep 1927)
Detached to II. Course of the Cavalry-School, Hannover (17 Oct 1927-16 Aug 1928)
Detached as Advisor to the Cavalry-School (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred into the 2nd Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 Apr 1939)
Detached to the Special-Department of the Cavalry-School � in preparation for the Olympic Games in Berlin (01 May 1933-06 Oct 1936)
Detached to the War-Academy (06 Oct 1936-31 Mar 1938)
Detached to the Staff of the 25th Division (01 Apr 1938-01 Apr 1939)
Chief Personnel Officer (IIa) with the Staff of the 25th Division (01 Apr 1939-01 Oct 1939)
Transferred as Hauptmann in the General Staff (01 Oct 1939-08 Feb 1940)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 297th Infantry-Division (08 Feb 1940-01 Nov 1940)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the Operations-Department, OKH (01 Nov 1940-20 Jul 1944)
Severely wounded in the attempt on Hitler�s life in Rastenburg, and died the next day in Rastenburg Hospital (20 Jul 1944-21 Jul 1944)
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