(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Flakartillerie Dipl.Ing. Heinrich Burchard
Born: 05 Oct 1894 in Fulda
Died: 11 Apr 1945 in Quassel, Mecklenburg (Suicide)
Diploma In Engineering: 30 Dec 1930
Promotions:
Fähnrich (01 Mar 1915); Leutnant (18 Apr 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1922); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1928); Major (01 Jul 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Feb 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1942); General der Flakartillerie (01 Sep 1944)
Career:
Accepted into Army Service as Fahnenjunker in the 16th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (23 Mar 1914-01 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker and Battery-Officer in the 16th Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-20 Sep 1915)
Battery-Officer in the 13th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (21 Sep 1915-08 Mar 1918)
Battery-Officer in the 26th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (09 Mar 1918-31 Dec 1918)
Battery-Officer in the 26th Foot-Artillery-Regiment later 16th (01 Jan 1919-10 Feb 1919)
Battery-Leader in the 16th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (11 Feb 1919-31 Jan 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 16th Foot-Artillery-Regiment, later Adjutant of the Processing-Office of the 16th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1919-15 May 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 16th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (16 May 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 7th Reichswehr-Light-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-19 Oct 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 6th Artillery-Regiment (20 Oct 1920-30 Sep 1923)
Squadron-Officer in the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1923-31 Mar 1924)
Squadron-Officer in the 4th Transport-Battalion (01 Mar 1924-30 Sep 1926)
Detached to Studies at the Technical College in Charlottenburg (01 Oct 1926-31 Mar 1931)
Detached to the RWM (01 Apr 1931-31 Mar 1932)
Squadron-Chief in the 3rd Transport-Battalion (01 Apr 1932-31 Oct 1932)
Squadron-Chief in the 6th Transport-Battalion (01 Nov 1932-30 Apr 1933)
Squadron-Chief in the 3rd Transport-Battalion (01 May 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Commander of the Transport-Battalion (Flak) Wolfenbüttel (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Commander of the 6th Flak-Battalion, Wolfenbüttel (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 7th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-1936)
Detached to General-Staff-Service (1936-31 Mar 1937)
Instructor at the Air Technical Academy, Berlin-Gatow (01 Apr 1937-08 Oct 1937)
Detached for Training as General-Staff-Officer to Air War School Berlin-Gatow (09 Oct 1937-31 Jan 1938)
Chief Of Operations with the Command of the Air War Academy Berlin-Gatow (01 Feb 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Chief Of Staff and Chief Of Operations of Air-Region-Command XII, Wiesbaden (30 Jun 1938-14 Aug 1940)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Region-Command Western France (15 Aug 1940-02 Dec 1940)
Commander of Air-Defence-Command 2 (03 Dec 1940-30 Jun 1941)
Officer with Special Duties with the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Jul 1941-23 Jul 1941)
Assigned the Leadership of Air-Defences-Command 7 (24 Jul 1941-31 Jul 1941)
Commander of Air-Defences-Command 7 (01 Aug 1941-31 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 7th Flak-Division (01 Sep 1941-20 Feb 1942)
Installed as Commander of Special-Purpose-Air-Region-Staff Africa (21 Feb 1942-30 Mar 1942)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Air-Region-Staff Africa (31 Mar 1942-05 Aug 1942)
Commander of the 19th Flak-Division (06 Aug 1942-21 Dec 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKL (21 Dec 1942-28 Feb 1943)
Commander of the 7th Flak-Division (01 Mar 1943-09 Jul 1944)
General with Special Duties Of Flak Artillery with the Reichs-Marshal (10 Jul 1944-11 Apr 1945)
Committed Suicide in Quassel, Mecklenburg (11 Apr 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 15.03.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur 19. Flak-Division
- 1914 EK I K
- 1914 EK II K
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Ärmelband “Afrika”


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