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Erich Borchardt

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Erich Borchardt

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel

Years of service
  
1934–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Commands held
  
Grenadier-Regiment 122/50. Infanterie-Division

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Battle of the Caucasus Crimean Offensive (1944)

Died
  
April 9, 1944, Krasnoperekopsk, Ukraine

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Erich Borchardt (7 June 1913 – 9 April 1944) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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. Erich Borchardt died on 9 April 1944 in Krasnoperekopsk, Ukraine.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (23 August 1941)
  • 1st Class (7 June 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Crimea Shield
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and leader of the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 122
  • References

    Erich Borchardt Wikipedia


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