Date of birth:

July 28th, 1891 (Chemnitz/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

December 30th, 1976 (Freiburg im Breisgau/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Besides his WW2 related decorations, Karl Burdach also received the Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (October 2nd, 1914), Eisernes kreuz 1.Klasse (April 19th, 1917), Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (1914), Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber (October 30th, 1918), Ritterkreuz Militär-St. Heinrichs-Orden (April 29th, 1918), Ritterkreuz II. Klasse Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern (May 25th, 1915) and the Ritterkreuz II. Klasse Kgl. Sächs. Verdienstordens mit Schwertern (October 22nd, 1916).

Promotions:
April 1st, 1912: Fahnenjunker;
May 25th, 1912: Gefreiter;
August 8th, 1912: Unteroffizier;
November 12th, 1912: Fähnrich;
august 14th, 1913: Leutnant (Patent august 19th, 1911);
January 27th, 1917: Oberleutnant;
November 1st, 1923: Hauptmann;
April 1st, 1932: Major;
October 1st, 1934: Oberstleutnant;
April 1st, 1937: Oberst;
June 1st, 1941: Generalmajor;
November 1st, 1942: Generalleutnant.

Career:
April 1st, 1912: 1. Königlich Sächsisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 12;
?: Kriegsschule Glogau;
?: Batterieoffizier 1. Königlich Sächsisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr. 12;
1917: Adjutant Artilleriekommandeur 23;
?: Grensschutz;
?: Ordonanzoffizier Stab Reichswehr-Brigade 12;
1920: Batterieoffizier Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 12;
?: 4. (Preuß.-Sächs.) Artillerie-Regiment;
October 1st, 1921: Führergehilfenausbildung Stab / 7. Division, Reichswehr, München;
October 1st, 1923: 4. (Preuß.-Sächs.) Artillerie-Regiment;
?: 8. Batterie / 4. (Preuß.-Sächs.) Artillerie-Regiment, Dresden;
April 1st, 1928: Stab II. Abteilung / 3. (Preuß.) Artillerie-Regiment, Frankfurt an der Oder;
?: Reichswehrministerium, Berlin;
1928: 4. (Preuß.-Sächs.) Artillerie-Regiment;
1929: Chef 8. Batterie / 4. (Preuß.-Sächs.) Artillerie-Regiment, Dresden;
October 1st, 1931: Stab 4. Division, Reichswehr, Dresden;
October 1st, 1934: Wehrkreiskommando IV;
1935: Ia Generalkommando IV. Armeekorps, Dresden;
October 15th, 1935: Kommandeur II. Abteilung / Artillerie-Regiment 50,Leipzig;
October 1937: Leiter Abteilung Ersatzwesen (E), Oberkommando des Heeres;
September 1939: Kommandeur Artillerie-Regiment 194;
April 1st, 1940 - August 6th, 1941: Artillerie-Kommandeur 123 (Arko 123);
August 6th, 1941 - December 7th, 1942: Kommandeur 251. Infanterie-Division;
December 1942: Führer Gruppe Burdach / XXVII. Armeekorps;
February 1st, 1943: mit den Führung beauftragt XXIV. Armeekorps;
June 1943: Führerreserve;
September 7th, 1943 - May 24th, 1944: Kommandeur 11. Infanterie-Division;
May 1944: Führerreserve;
July 28th, 1944 - September 7th, 1944: Höheres Artillerie-Kommandeur 311 (Harko 311);
?: Kommandeur 311. Artillerie-Division;
September 1944: Führerreserve;
September 25th, 1944 - April 17th, 1945: Höheres Artillerie-Kommandeur 320 (Harko 320);
April 17th, 1945 - December 20th, 1947: American POW.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

December 18th, 1934

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

May 15th, 1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

May 15th, 1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

May 15th, 1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

April 2nd, 1937

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

April 20th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

January 18th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

January 24th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalmajor (Brigadier)

Unit:

Kommandeur, 251. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

December 26th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 16th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

January 26th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalleutnant (Major-general)

Unit:

Kommandeur, 11. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

February 23rd, 1944

Awarded for the outstanding leadership of his Division during the fighting on the northern sector of the Eastern front in early 1944. The Division was able to defeat all Soviet attempts at encirclement through flexible leadership, and it had a major role to play in the relatively smooth withdrawal to Lake Peipus. Generalleutnant Burdach and his Division were named in the Wehrmachtbericht in recognition of their accomplishments in this timeframe.

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  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1993.