Karl Burdach

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Karl Burdach
Born	(1891-07-28)28 July 1891 Chemnitz
Died	30 December 1976(1976-12-30) (aged 85) Freiburg im Breisgau
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	251. Infanterie-Division XXVII. Armeekorps 11. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I First Battle of the Marne Battle of the Somme Second Battle of the Aisne World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Burdach (28 July 1891 – 30 December 1976) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Karl Burdach was captured by American troops in April 1945 and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (2 October 1914)
- 1st Class (19 April 1917)
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- in Silver (30 October 1918)
Military Order of St. Henry (29 April 1918)
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (18 December 1934)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (18 January 1940)
- 1st Class (24 June 1940)
Eastern Front Medal (16 July 1942)
German Cross in Gold (26 December 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 11. Infanterie-Division^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (26 January 1944)

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 128.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Kratzert	Commander of 251. Infanterie-Division 6 August 1941 – February 1943	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Maximilian Felzmann
Preceded by Generaloberst Walter Weiß	Commander of XXVII. Armeekorps 10 February 1943 – 8 June 1943	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Paul Völckers
Preceded by Generalleutnant Siegfried Thomaschki	Commander of 11. Infanterie-Division 7 September 1943 – April 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hellmuth Reymann

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 11th Infantry Division

Stab	Herbert von Böckmann Karl Burdach Gerhard Feyerabend Hellmuth Reymann¹ (Oak Leaves) Siegfried Thomaschki (Oak Leaves)	50px\|link=\|alt=

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 2	Robert Berger Josef Block Ernst Born Franz Dutter Heinz-Martin Egon Holzapfel Ernst Michael Josef Papesch Günther Ramser Horst Schaumann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 23	Konrad Fels Erich Klawe (Oak Leaves) Botho Kollberg (Oak Leaves) Hans Niedzwetzki Manfred Schulz Hans Wahl

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 44	Artur Bahr Johann Bloch Werner Buxa Werner Heyduck Heinz-Joachim Hoffmann Wilhelm Kern Heinz-Oskar Laebe (Oak Leaves) Alfred Lanz Egon von der Marwitz Herbert Reimann Heinz Ritter Gerhard Schurreit Gustav Wagner

Artillerie-Regiment 11	Hermann Nitsch Alfred Sekund Arno Wienrich

Jagdpanzer-Kompanie 1011	Helmut Gutheit

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 11	Otto Milek

¹ Knight's Cross with the 13. Feld-Division (L)

Persondata
Name	Burdach, Karl
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	28 July 1891
Place of birth	Chemnitz, Germany
Date of death	30 December 1976
Place of death	Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

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