Wilhelm Julius Carl Freiherr von Brand
(05.03.1856 - 24.07.1944)
place of birth:  London, England
Königreich Württemberg:  Bde-Kdr,  Generalmajor ch. z.D.


Royal Württemberg infantry officer Wilhelm Freiherr von Brand retired from the military in 1909 at the rank of Generalmajor. As soon as World War One got underway, Freiherr von Brand was recalled in order to replace 247. Reserve-Regiment commander Friedrich von Bendler who had been killed in action. He was recognized in June 1915 for his bravery and leadership with the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross) of Württemberg's highest military order - the K.W. Militär-Verdienst-Orden. Freiherr von Brand later commanded a brigade during the 1916 Somme Offensive and was seriously wounded in 1917. Following his convalescence, he spent the remainder of the Great War as acting commander at 54. Infanterie-Brigade headquarters in Ulm.

Immediately following the Armistice, Freiherr von Brand was brevetted to the rank of Generalleutnant and placed in overall command of the Fortress in Ulm. He soon found his way to Munich and was taken prisoner by members of the far-left Spartacus League. Von Brand was able to escape captivity and fled to Oberstdorf, where he formed a local Freikorps unit to actively engage any threat coming from the Marxists. The general eventually was able to return to Tübingen in Swabia, where he passed away in 1944 at the age of 88.

	Generalmajor	20.04.1909  (charakter)
	Württemberg MVO	04.06.1915  Ritter