Karl Burdach Explained

Karl Burdach
Birth Date:	28 July 1891
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	251st Infantry Division XXVII Army Corps 11th Infantry Division
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Burdach (28 July 1891 – 30 December 1976) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 251. Infanterie-Division^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 11. Infanterie-Division^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: 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 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.

Notes and References

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 68.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 128.