Arnold Burmeister

Arnold Hans Albert Burmeister
Born	(1899-02-28)28 February 1899 Norburg
Died	2 July 1988(1988-07-02) (aged 89) Stühlingen
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	25th Panzergrenadier Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Bundesgrenzschutz

Arnold Hans Albert Burmeister (28 February 1899 – 2 July 1988) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 25th Panzergrenadier Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Burmeister surrendered British troops in May 1945, and was interned until 1947.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 25. Panzergrenadier-Division ^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (24 December 1944)

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Paul Schürmann	Commander of 25. Panzergrenadier Division 10 February 1945 - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 25th Infantry Division/25th Motorized Infantry Division/25th Panzergrenadier Division

Arnold Burmeister Erich-Heinrich Clößner Anton Grasser(Oak Leaves) Karl Pröll (Oak Leaves) Otto Schmidt-Hartung Hans Barthle Anton Grasser (Oak Leaves) Josef Rettemeier (Oak Leaves) Hermann Schulte-Heuthaus Eberhard Rodt (Oak Leaves) Johannes Grimminger (Oak Leaves)

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