Karl Burdach

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	1912–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	251st Infantry Division XXVII Army Corps 11th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Burdach (28 July 1891 – 30 December 1976) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Burdach surrendered to the American troops in April 1945 and was interned until 1947.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 251. Infanterie-Division^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 11. Infanterie-Division^[2]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (26 January 1944)

References

Citations

↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 68.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 128.

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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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.

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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 11th Infantry Division

Stab	Herbert von Böckmann Karl Burdach Gerhard Feyerabend Hellmuth Reymann (Oak Leaves) Siegfried Thomaschki (Oak Leaves)

Units	Robert Berger Ernst Born Franz Dutter Heinz-Martin Ewert² (Oak Leaves) Erich Klawe (Oak Leaves) Botho Kollberg (Oak Leaves) Artur Bahr Johann Bloch Werner Buxa Gustav Wagner

² Oak Leaves in fortress Posen

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 251016920 GND: 1023806665

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