Burchard, Dipl.Ing., Heinrich
- Date of birth:
- October 5th, 1894 (Fulda, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 11th, 1945 (Quassel, Mecklenburg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Fellgiebel has struck Heinrich Burchard from the list of Knight's Cross recipients. He noted that Burchard never received the Knight's Cross but the DKiG instead.
Died through suicide on April 11th 1945.
01 Mar 1915 : Fähnrich
18 Apr 1915 : Leutnant
01 Aug 1922 : Oberleutnant
01 Jan 1928 : Hauptmann
01 Jul 1934 : Major
01 Oct 1936 : Oberstleutnant
01 Feb 1939 : Oberst
01 Nov 1940 : Generalmajor
01 Aug 1942 : Generalleutnant
01 Sep 1944 : General der Flakartillerie
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-General)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 19. Flak-Division, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- February 23rd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab (Group Captain with General Staff)
- Unit:
- Chef des Stabes Luftgau-Kommando XII, Wiesbaden
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab (Group Captain with General Staff)
- Unit:
- Hauptquartier des Oberbefehlshabers der Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 9th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Awarded on:
- January 18th, 1935
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Wing Commander)
- Awarded on:
- May 4th, 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst im Generalstab (Group Captain with General Staff)
- Awarded on:
- January 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Air Commodore)
- Unit:
- Luftgaustab z.b.V. Afrika
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1942
Medaglia d'argento al Valore Militare
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Air Vice Marshall)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur der 19. Flak-Division
- Awarded on:
- December 22nd, 1942
Sources
- Photo: TITLE
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Axis Biographical Research
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