Otto von Brandenstein

Otto Freiherr von Brandenstein (21 October 1865 – 8 May 1945) was a German officer. He joined the Prussian Army in 1885 and was promoted to oberstleutnant in 1913. During the World War I, Brandenstein served in the Western Front as a staff officer under the command of the generals Gustav Freiherr von Hollen and Eberhard von Claer.

In 1918, colonel Brandenstein was the commander of the formed cavalry brigade Detachment Brandenstein which landed in Loviisa, Finland in 3 April. The brigade joined the Finnish Civil War and fought with the Finnish Whites. After the Battle of Lahti, the unit was attached to the Baltic Sea Division.

Otto von Brandenstein was awarded with the Pour le Mérite in March 1918 and promoted the major general in October 1918. He resigned from the German Army in February 1919. Brandenstein was killed by the Soviet troops in May 1945.