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Years of service
  
1911–45

Name
  
Theodor Burchardi

Rank
  
Admiral


Theodor Burchardi

Born
  
14 May 1892 Homberg (
1892-05-14
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Unit
  
SMS Hansa SMS Seydlitz SMS Moltke SMS Kaiserin Augusta SMS Amazone SMS Nymphe Light cruiser Konigsberg

Commands held
  
Cruiser Koln Commanding admiral "Ostland"

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Operation Hannibal

Died
  
August 12, 1983, Glucksburg, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Theodor Burchardi (14 May 1892 – 12 August 1983) was an Admiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. He was responsible for organising the evacuation of 2 million people from Courland and Eastern Prussia at the end of World War II in Operation Hannibal and the Evacuation of East Prussia.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (24 January 1915) & 1st Class (27 September 1919)
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class (2 October 1936)
  • Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)
  • Memel Medal (3 June 1940)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 October 1939) & 1st Class (18 January 1940)
  • Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (7 June 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold (31 March 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 29 September 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding admiral Ostland
  • 823rd Oak Leaves on 8 April 1945 as Admiral and commanding admiral eastern Baltic Sea

    • References

    Theodor Burchardi Wikipedia
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