Georg Burgfeld

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Years of service 1929–45 Service/branch German Army		Name Georg Burgfeld Rank Hauptmann
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany 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 Died August 8, 1957, Hanover, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

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.(Panzerjager)/Divisions-Gruppe 112

References

Georg Burgfeld Wikipedia

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