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Service/branch
  
Heer Bundeswehr

Name
  
Hans-Jurgen Burmester

Years of service
  
1935–45 1956–74

Born
  
11 June 1916 Lamstedt (
1916-06-11
)

Died
  
22 September 1998(1998-09-22) (aged 82) Witzeeze

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)

Unit
  
schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503

Hans-Jurgen Burmester (11 June 1916 – 22 September 1998) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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. Hans-Jurgen Burmester was captured by American troops in 1945. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956, retiring in 1974.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (15 May 1942)
  • Wound Badge
  • in Black (16 June 1941)
  • in Silver (12 July 1942)
  • in Gold (31 July 1944)
  • Panzer Badge
  • in Silver (10 June 1942)
  • II Class
  • III Class (15 August 1944)
  • German Cross in Gold (7 August 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 September 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509

    • References

    Hans-Jurgen Burmester Wikipedia
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