Sneha Girap (Editor)

Gert Burgmann

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Gert Burgmann

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Years of service
  
1940–44

Service/branch
  
German Army

Unit
  
1./Sturm-Bataillon AOK 4

Battles/wars
  
World War II Operation Barbarossa First Battle of Kharkov Battle of Voronezh (1942) Gumbinnen Operation

Died
  
October 26, 1944, Goldap, Poland

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Operation Barbarossa, First Battle of Kharkov, Battle of Voronezh, Gumbinnen Operation, World War II

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

    • References

    Gert Burgmann Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA