Heinrich Burchard

Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Burchard
Born 5 October 1894
Fulda
Died 11 April 1945(1945-04-11) (aged 50)
Quassel
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
Service/branch Deutsches Heer (1914–1918)
Reichswehr (1918–1933)
Heer (1933-1935)
Luftwaffe (1935–1945)
Years of service 1914–1945
Rank General der Flakartillerie
Commands held 7. Flak-Division
19. Flak-Division
Battles/wars

World War I
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Burchard[Note 1] (5 October 1893 – 11 April 1945) was a highly decorated General der Flakartillerie in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the several Flak-Divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Heinrich Burchard committed suicide on 11 April 1945.

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Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. ^ In German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)
  2. ^ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel has struck Heinrich Burchard from the list of Knight's Cross recipients. He noted that Burchard never received the Knight's Cross but the German Cross in Gold on 15 March 1943 instead.[2]

References

Citations
  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 150.
  2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 510.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.

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