August Burgholte

August Burgholte
Born	25 September 1914 Eisdorf
Died	14 July 1982(1982-07-14) (aged 67) Hanover
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 6
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Korsun–Shevchenkovsky Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

August Burgholte (25 September 1914 – 14 July 1982) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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. August Burgholte was captured by British troops in 1945.

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal (3 November 1939)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (3 July 1941)
- 1st Class (9 March 1942)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (31 December 1941)
- in Silver (26 November 1942)
Eastern Front Medal
Panzer Badge (10 July 1941)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3. / Panzer-Regiment 102 ^[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.
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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