Jörg Burg

Jörg Burg
Born	25 September 1919 Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany
Died	21 August 1944 (aged 24) field hospital near Šiauliai, Lithuania
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	–1944
Rank	Hauptmann of the Reserves (posthumously)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (posthumously)

Jörg Burg (25 September 1919 – 21 August 1944) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a posthumously promoted to Hauptmann and posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (30 November 1941)^[1]
  • 1st Class (8 February 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 3 March 1943 as Leutnant of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Abteilung 18^[2]
  • 604th Oak Leaves on 9 September 1944 (posthumously) as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 2./Panzer-Regiment "Großdeutschland"^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 93.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 254.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 89.

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.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.