Fritz Burkhardt Military person

Fritz Burkhardt (22 March 1920 – 26 December 2002) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 22, 1920
Birth place
Germany , Bröckau
Date of deathDecember 26, 2002

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Siege of Leningrad
German occupation of Czechoslovakia
World War II
Battle of France
Anschluss
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of the Dukla Pass
Upper Silesian Offensive
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–42)
Battle of Uman
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
service start1938
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/B/Bu/Burkhardt-Fritz.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/2999