Fritz Burkhardt
Fritz Burkhardt | |
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Born |
22 March 1920 Bröckau |
Died |
26 December 2002 82) Unknown | (aged
Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1938–45 |
Rank | Oberleutnant |
Unit | Grenadier-Regiment 417 |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Fritz Burkhardt (22 March 1920 – 26 December 2002) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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.
Awards and decorations
- Anschluss Medal (6 February 1940)
- Sudetenland Medal (20 February 1940)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (10 November 1939)
- 1st Class (8 October 1941)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (14 February 1942)
- in Silver (27 January 1944)
- in Gold (2 January 1945)
- Eastern Front Medal (7 August 1942)
- Infantry Assault Badge (20 October 1941)
- Crimea Shield (30 December 1942)
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (18 June 1944)
- in Silver (15 March 1945)
- German Cross in Gold (17 September 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 April 1945 as Oberleutnant and Chef 8./Grenadier-Regiment 417 [1]
References
Citations
- ↑ 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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