Gert Burgmann

Gert Burgmann
Born	21 January 1922 Remscheid
Died	26 October 1944 (aged 22) Goldap
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940–44
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	1./Sturm-Bataillon AOK 4
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa First Battle of Kharkov Battle of Voronezh (1942) Gumbinnen Operation
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gert Burgmann (21 January 1922 – 26 October 1944) 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. Gert Burgmann was killed on 26 October 1944 near Goldap, Poland and was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 18 December 1944.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (22 February 1943)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (20 December 1941)
  • in Silver (25 October 1943)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge (21 April 1943)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (10 May 1944)
• German Cross in Gold (11 October 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 December 1944 as Hauptmann and Chef 1. / Sturmbataillon / Armeeoberkommando 4 ^[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