James Brady (born 20 May 1920, date of death unknown) was one of two Irishmen known to have served in the Waffen-SS during World War II.
In that month he and another Irishman, Frank Stringer from County Leitrim, were imprisoned after attacking and injuring a local policeman and were captured by the Germans when they invaded the islands in June 1940.
That December, Brady and a group of other Irishmen were also transferred to Berlin to begin similar training.
Friedenthal (later: SS-Jäger-Bataillon 502 and later still SS-Jagdverband Mitte), a special forces unit under the command of Otto Skorzeny.
He also fought at Schwedt an Oder with Skorzeny's ad hoc division in January 1945 and was wounded at the Zehden bridgehead in March.