(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Karl Burckhardt
Born: 13 Mar 1889 in Reutlingen
Died: 30 Jan 1946 in Kiev, USSR (Executed)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (13 Mar 1909); Leutnant (27 Jan 1910); Oberleutnant (25 Feb 1915); Hauptmann (16 Sep 1917); Major (01 Dec 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1936); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Mar 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (13 Mar 1909)
Fähnrich in the 4th Telegraph-Battalion (13 Mar 1909-25 Mar 1918)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Army-Detachment D (25 Mar 1918-09 Jul 1918)
Transferred into the 26th Landwehr-Division (09 Jul 1918-26 Apr 1919)
Transferred into the General-Command of the XVII. Army-Corps (26 Apr 1919-16 May 1920)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Staff of the 2nd Division (16 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 5th Signals-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-01 Mar 1921)
Detached to the Naval Command, RWM (01 Mar 1921-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred to the Staff of the Group-Command 2 (01 Oct 1921-01 Jun 1922)
Transferred into the 5th Signals-Battalion (01 Jun 1922-01 Oct 1924)
Transferred into the Staff of Artillery-Leader V (01 Oct 1924-01 Apr 1926)
Transferred to the Staff of the 9th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1926-01 Feb 1927)
Transferred to the RWM (01 Feb 1927-01 Feb 1929)
Transferred to the Staff of the 3rd Cavalry-Division (01 Feb 1929-01 Feb 1930)
Transferred to the 2nd Signals-Battalion (01 Feb 1930-01 Jan 1933)
Detached to the Signals-Course for Staff-Officers (12 Jan 1932-22 Jan 1932)
Commander of the 6th Signals-Battalion (01 Jan 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of Signals-Battalion Hannover (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of Signals-Troop VI (15 Oct 1935-26 Aug 1939)
Army Signals Leader 5 (26 Aug 1939-11 Oct 1939)
Signals-Leader in Border-Section-Command Centre (11 Oct 1939-26 Oct 1939)
Signals-Leader with Commander-in-Chief East (26 Oct 1939-14 May 1940)
Signals-Leader with Army High Command 9 (14 May 1940-18 Nov 1940)
Army-Group Signals-Leader of Army-Group D (18 Nov 1940-01 Aug 1942)
Führer-Reserve – Military-District-Command IV (01 Aug 1942-20 Jan 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH, At the same time, Detached to the Staff of the Commander of Rear Army Area 584 (20 Jan 1943-27 Feb 1943)
Commandant of Rear Army Area 593 (27 Feb 1943-11 Sep 1944)
Commandant of Kiev (00 Aug 1944-11 Sep 1944)
Captured in Brailam in Soviet Captivity (11 Sep 1944-00 Dec 1945)
Sentenced to Death by a Soviet Tribunal for Alleged Atrocities committed in the Ukraine and executed, exact date unknown. In accordance with the decision of the Court of Münster, the Day of Death was fixed at 30 Jan 1946

Awards & Decorations:
- - 1939 EK I –S-
- - 1939 EK II –S-
- - 1914 EK I
- - 1914 EK II
- - Ritterkreuz des kgl. Bulgar. Militär-Verdienstorden mit der Krone
- - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse


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