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Ulrich Burker

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberst i.G.

Name
  
Ulrich Burker

Years of service
  
1921–45

Unit
  
10. Panzer Division

Died
  
20 October 1983(1983-10-20) (aged 79) Munich

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Ulrich Burker (21 November 1903 – 20 October 1983) was a highly decorated Oberst i.G. 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (29 May 1940)
  • Blood Order
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black or Silver
  • General Assault Badge (8 October 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold (7 March 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 January 1943 as Oberstleutnant i.G. and Ia (operations officer) of the 10. Panzer-Division

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