(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Karl Burdach
Born: 28 Jul 1891 in Chemnitz
Died: 30 Dec 1976 in Freiburg, Breisgau
Promotions:
Gefreiter (25 May 1912); Unteroffizier (08 Aug 1912); Fähnrich (12 Nov 1912); Leutnant (14 Aug 1913); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1917); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1923); Major (01 Apr 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1912)
Fahnenjunker in the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1912-02 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War-School Glogau (05 Oct 1912-15 Jun 1913)
Battery-Officer in the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-01 Apr 1915)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1915-25 Mar 1916)
Court-Officer of the I. Battalion of the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (25 Mar 1916-26 Mar 1917)
At the same time, Temporary Battery-Leader in the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (19 Dec 1916-05 Jan 1917)
Temporary Battery-Leader in the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (26 Mar 1917-15 Jun 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (15 Jun 1917-30 Jul 1917)
Temporary Adjutant of Artillery-Commander 23 (01 Dec 1917-01 Jan 1919)
At the same time, Detached to the III. Army-Corps (22 Dec 1917-04 Jan 1918)
Transferred back into the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1919-26 Feb 1919)
Adjutant of the 2nd Saxon Border-Jäger-Artillery-Battalion (26 Feb 1919-21 Apr 1919)
Adjutant of the Artillery-Commander of the 1st Saxon Border-Jäger-Brigade (21 Apr 1919-29 Nov 1919)
Assistant of the Chief of Operations with the Staff of the 12th Reichswehr-Brigade (29 Nov 1919-14 Jul 1920)
Battery-Leader in the 12th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (14 Jul 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Detached to Firing-Course in Jüterbog (04 Oct 1920-22 Dec 1920)
Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1923)
At the same time, Detached to the III. Battalion of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (14 Jun 1922-30 Sep 1922)
Transferred back into the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to the Technical College in Berlin (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1925-01 Apr 1928)
Transferred into the 3rd Artillery-Regiment, while retaining his previous position (01 Apr 1928-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the 4th Artillery-Regiment, retaining his previous position until 22 Oct 1928 (01 Oct 1928-01 Feb 1929)
Detached to Firing-Course for Artillery-Officers (22 Oct 1928-01 Dec 1928)
Battery-Chief in the 4th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-01 Oct 1931)
Transferred to the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Oct 1931-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 50th Artillery-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1937)
Detached to the RKM (01 Oct 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Chief of the Department for Replacement-Affairs in the RKM (12 Oct 1937-04 Feb 1938)
Chief of the Department for Replacement-Affairs in OKH (04 Feb 1938-25 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 194th Artillery-Regiment (25 Sep 1939-01 Apr 1940)
Artillery Commander 123 (01 Apr 1940-06 Aug 1941)
Leader of the Advanced-Detachment of the I. Army-Corps (22 Jun 1940-30 Jun 1940)
Leader of the Advanced-Group of the I. Army-Corps (01 Jul 1941-11 Jul 1941)
Leader of Group Burdach of the 18th Army (12 Jul 1941-25 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 251st Infantry-Division (06 Aug 1941-07 Dec 1942)
Leader of Group Burdach of the XXVII. Army-Corps (07 Dec 1942-01 Feb 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the XXVII. Army-Corps (01 Feb 1943-09 Jun 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (09 Jun 1943-30 Jun 1943)
Transferred to Army-Group North for use as a Divisional-leader (30 Jun 1943-09 Jul 1943)
Taken ill, in hospital (09 Jul 1943-07 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 11th Infantry-Division (07 Sep 1943-24 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (24 May 1944-23 Jun 1944)
Detached to Army-Group North Ukraine for use in a Special-Mission concerning Artillery (23 Jun 1944-05 Jul 1944)
Temporary Higher Artillery Commander 311 (05 Jul 1944-28 Jul 1944)
Higher Artillery Commander 311 (28 Jul 1944-07 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (07 Sep 1944-25 Sep 1944)
Higher Artillery Commander 320 (25 Sep 1944-17 Apr 1945)
In US captivity (17 Apr 1945-20 Dec 1947)
Released (20 Dec 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (2686): am 23.02.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 11. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (39/6): am 26.12.1941 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 251. Infanterie-Division
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Sächs. Militär St. Heinrichs-Ordens: 29.04.1918
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Ordens mit Schwertern: 25.05.1915
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Verdienstordens mit Schwertern: 22.10.1916
- 1914 EK I: 19.04.1917
- 1914 EK II: 02.10.1914
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber: 30.10.1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 18.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 15.05.1936
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse: 02.04.1937
- Ehrenzeichen der Deutschen Roten Kreuz I. Klasse: 20.04.1939
- Spange zum EK I : 24.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II : 18.01.1940
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 16.07.1942
- im Wehrmachtbericht genannt: 26.01.1944


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