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Brandenberger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Erich Brandenberger (1892–1955), German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II; Hans Brandenberger (1912–2003), Swiss sculptor; Jacques E. Brandenberger (1872–1954), Swiss chemist and textile engineer
Erich Brandenberger (15 July 1892 – 21 June 1955) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves .
Jacques Edwin Brandenberger (19 October 1872 – 13 July 1954) was a Swiss chemist and textile engineer who in 1908 invented cellophane. He was awarded the Franklin Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal in 1937. Brandenberger was born in Zurich in 1872. He graduated from the University of Bern in 1895. In 1908 Brandenberger invented cellophane.
Hans Brandenberger (28 June 1912 – 26 March 2003) was a Swiss sculptor, and medallist. [1] His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics . [ 2 ]
The Brandenburgers (German: Brandenburger) were members of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht special forces unit during World War II. [1]Originally, the unit was formed by and operated as an extension of the military's intelligence and counter-espionage organ, the Abwehr.
Robert H. Brandenberger (born 1956) is a Swiss-Canadian theoretical cosmologist and a professor of physics at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Biography
Brandenberg was first mentioned in 1140, and became an independent municipality in the beginning of the 19th century. The municipality is located in the valley of the Brandenberger Ache river, a tributary of the Inn River. To the north, it shares a border with Germany.
David Brandenberger writes, "According to Kotkin, Stalin was the paradoxical embodiment of the Bolshevik Revolution: an upstart driven by a fusion of Leninist vanguardism, political realism, and bureaucratic savvy.