Helmut Borchardt

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Years of service 1938–45 Name Helmut Borchardt Rank Oberfeldwebel		Commands held Kompanie "Borchardt" Service/branch German Army
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Vistula–Oder Offensive Died March 18, 1945, Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Helmut Borchardt (1 August 1917 – 15–18 March 1945) 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 with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Borchardt was killed between 15–18 March 1945 after the breakout of fortress Schneidemuhl and on 14 April 1945 he was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (3 February 1941)

1st Class (30 March 1943)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

Infantry Assault Badge

Eastern Front Medal

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 30 April 1943 as Unteroffizier and Gruppenfuhrer 2./Grenadier-Regiment 409

828th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and commander of Kompanie "Borchardt"/Regiment "Kohlmann"

References

Helmut Borchardt Wikipedia

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