Fritz Burkhardt

Fritz Burkhardt
Born	22 March 1920 Bröckau
Died	26 December 2002 (aged 82) Unknown
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 417
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad Battle of the Dukla Pass Upper Silesian Offensive
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

1. 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945