Karl-Heinz Bürger

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Karl-Heinz Bürger (16 February 1904 in Güstrow – 2 December 1988 in Karlovy Vary) was a German SS-Oberführer, SS and Police Leader and colonel.^[1]

Nazi background

Bürger became a member of the Nuremberg Sturmabteilung in June 1923, taking part in the Beer Hall Putsch in November of the same year. In 1924 and 1925 he worked in the aviation industry and studied at the University of Potsdam, qualifying to become a teacher.^[1]

In 1927, Bürger became a member of the Nazi Party and in 1933 moved from the SA to the SS.

At the end of August 1942, Bürger was the police leader for the northern Caucasus region, later becoming the Polizeiführer for Volhynia and central Italy. On 13 May 1945, he was arrested in Bolzano as a prisoner of war.^[1]

After the war

Following his release after World War II, Bürger taught at a school in Ibbenbüren. He died in December 1988 in Czechoslovakia.^[1]

Awards

Blood Order – 1934
Iron Cross – 2nd class 1939; 1st class 1944
Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge – 1944 (bronze)
Golden Party Badge
Nazi Party military service award – bronze and silver
Honorary Degen of the Reichsführer-SS
SS-Ehrenring

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "SS-Oberführer und Oberst der Polizei Karl-Heinz Bürger". www.specialcamp11.fsnet.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2010.

Authority control	VIAF: 171929830 GND: 1012716236

Persondata
Name	Burger, Karl-Heinz
Alternative names
Short description	SS-Oberführer, SS and Police Leader and colonel
Date of birth	16 February 1904
Place of birth	Güstrow
Date of death	2 December 1988
Place of death	Karlovy Vary

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