Wilhelm Borchert (officer)

Wilhelm Borchert
Born	28 May 1904 Schöneiche
Died	13 May 1944(1944-05-13) (aged 39) Crimea, Ukraine
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1922–44
Rank	Major
Commands held	III./Grenadier-Regiment 121
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of the Caucasus Kerch–Eltigen Operation Crimean Offensive (1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Borchert (28 May 1904 – 13 May 1944) was a highly decorated Major 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. Wilhelm Borchert was killed on 13 May 1944 in the Crimea.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (6 July 1940)
- 1st Class (9 September 1941)
Infantry Assault Badge
Crimea Shield
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 March 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 121^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 119.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 50th Infantry Division

Stab	Paul Betz Karl-Adolf Hollidt¹ (Oak Leaves) Friedrich Sixt² (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 121	Wilhelm Borchert Ernst Bunge Bernhard Lorenzen Werner Neumann Hans Richter Walter Salzmann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 122	Erich Borchardt Heinz-Georg Haase Ernst-August Hübner Dr. Wolfgang Meinhold Erich Reuter³ (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 123	Erich Bärenfänger (Oak Leaves & Swords) Dr. Karl Brocks Gerhard Giesen Josef Ippisch Heinrich Kodré Karl-Otto Leukefeld Willy Marienfeld (Oak Leaves) Walter Rudolph

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 150	Rudolf Suhr

Pionier-Bataillon 150	Walter von der Heiden

from attached units	Hans Dally⁴ Johann Rast⁵ Werner Streck⁶

¹ Oak Leaves with the 6th Armay ² Oak Leaves with the 5th Jäger Division ³ Oak Leaves with the 46th Infantry Division ⁴ Flak-Abteilung 5 (L) ⁵ Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 85 ⁶ Feldersatz-Bataillon 81

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