Georg Burgfeld

Georg Burgfeld
Born	20 June 1909 Rosenberg
Died	8 August 1957 (aged 48) Hanover
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1929–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Commands held	I./Grenadier-Regiments 110
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Burgfeld (20 June 1909 – 8 August 1957) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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. Georg Burgfeld was captured by Allied troops in May 1945 and released later that year.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 August 1940)
  • 1st Class (29 June 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (25 May 1940)
  • in Silver (1 October 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (25 July 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge (15 July 1940)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (31 October 1943)
  • in Silver (1 March 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 February 1944 as Hauptmann and Chef 14.(Panzerjäger)/Divisions-Gruppe 112^[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.
• 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