Date of birth:

July 12th, 1913 (Rathau/Lower Silesia, Germany)

Date of death:

April 2nd, 1996 (Bensheim/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German

01.11.1934: entered the Reichswehr
03.09.1939: 5. Batterie, Artillerie-Regiment 8
campaigns in Poland and France
00.07.1940: 1. Batterie, Artillerie-Regiment 104
00.06.1941: Russia
00.02.1942: 5. Batterie, Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 8
campaigns Illmensee, Führer of his Batterie when all officers KIA near Nowgorod and Pleskau

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberwachtmeister

Unit:

Batterieoffizier, 5. Batterie, Gebirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 8, 8. Jäger-Division

Awarded on:

February 29th, 1944

During the retreat battles of the 8. Jäger-Division from Lake Ilmen Oberwachtmeister Bürgel took over the direction of his Batterie’s fire missions after all its other officers had fallen out. He served in this role during the fighting between Novgorod and Pskov, and in this capacity he decisively influenced the course of operations in his Division’s area. For this he would be awarded the Knight’s Cross.

• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
• Photo 2:
• Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
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