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Thursday, July 23, 2020

Ritterkreuz Action of Kaspar Brandner

A special dinner held by 4. Gebirgs-Division to honor Oberjäger Kaspar Brandner (center, Gruppenführer in 8.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 91 / 4.Gebirgs-Division) who recently got the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 28 October 1944. Sitting at left is Generalleutnant Friedrich Breith (Kommandeur 4. Gebirgs-Division). The medal was awarded for Brandner actions in October 1944 near the village of Mezö (along the Carpathian front). Here he and his squad wiped out an entire company of Soviet soldiers and held off the Soviet attack long enough for reinforcements to arrive and stabilize the situation.


Source :
Jim Haley collection
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2998244036955907&set=gm.896713897490717&type=3&theater&ifg=1
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/28644/Brandner-Kaspar.htm

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