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Alfred Friedrich Otto Bürger (* August 6th, 1921 in Finsterwalde - † April 2nd, 2006 in Oberhausen) was a German Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Alfred Friedrich Otto Bürger was born on the 06.08.1921 in Finsterwalde in the District of Luckau and entered on the 15.06.1940 of the 2nd company of the infantry replacement battalion 8 in Frankfurt/oder in. After his military basic training he will be allocated as a gunner and later as leader of the 6th company there from the 17.10.1940 and the 05.10.1940 moved by infantry regiment 309. In the framework of the 208th Infantry Division, citizen Regiment is used as an occupation force in the Calais-Boulogne room he, Cadet inspection to take up studying at the Academy of engineer officer for large-Glienicke by the 09.04 to the 04.07.1941 in the 2nd. End of this commanding, he allotted on the recovering company of protecting reserve battalion 12 05.07.1941 and on the 15.01.1941 as a squad leader of the 2nd company of the rifle regiment 33, the 4th Panzer Division, the assigned to. So citizen participates in the Eastern campaign, but returns from the 16.10.1941 up to the 03.08.1942 for the purpose of studying in the 2. Cadet inspection, the engineer officer Academy to big-Glienicke. Then comes to citizens with the 04.08.1942 as a platoon commander in the 2nd company of the infantry regiment 35 (mot.), the 25th Infantry Division (mot.), but from the 25.10.1942 up to the 11.01.1943 back to the Academy after big-Glienicke commanded to be. From the 12.01.1943 citizens then joined the 2nd company in the infantry training battalion 8 (mot.) as a platoon commander and visited the 12th officer candidate course of teaching group of the 21.01 up to the 07.04.1943 III, in the 10th inspection at the school for fast troops in the Panzerwaffe. Then will he again using from the 08.04.1943 as a platoon commander in the infantry replacement and training battalion 8 (mot.), the 01.05. up to the 23.07.1943 on the 2nd officer course of the teaching group I of the officer training course of the Panzer troops in Zossen to take part. From the 24.07.1943 citizens will take over the post of a train leader in the Panzergrenadier reserve battalion 3 and will be allocated to the 26.08.1943 of the leader reserve of army group South. From there he is assigned I. battalion of Panzer Grenadier Regiment 3, the 3rd Armored Division, to the 07.09.1943 as a platoon leader in the. In this battalion, he was appointed to the 06.10.1943 to the orderly officer and assumes the leadership of a company in the battalion, then by the 19.10 up to the 21.10.1943. He is easy on the right hand on the 21.10.1943 and wounded in face, which is why he moves up to the 01.12.1943 in a hospital, or gets home leave. After his recovery, he is assigned to the Panzergrenadier reserve battalion 3 and there appointed Ensign father until he is again made of the leader reserve of army group South at the 16.01.1944 available. Thus he returns battalion of Panzer Grenadier Regiment 3 on the 29.01.1944 as the orderly officer to the I., reapplies battalion by the been up to 18.03.1944 the management of a company in the 1st and is assigned to the staff of the regiment on the 19.03.1944 as orderly officer. On the 11.04.1944 he was appointed to the platoon commander in the 1st company of the regiment where he takes over the leadership of the company from the 28.08. up to the 30.11.1944. However, he is slightly wounded on the 11.10.1944 by a shrapnel in the head, can remain but with the troops to be appointed on the 01.12.1944 to the Chief of the 1st company. As such, he is again slightly wounded at the 21.12.1944 as an anti-tank rifles shot at the head hit him. In the framework of the IV SS Panzer Corps start the last offensive attack battles at Lake Balaton in Hungary on the 18.01.1945 for the 3rd Armored Division. While I went to an enemy Pakriegel, and then the 1 rolled up company under Lieutenant citizens this position from the flank from battalion, far bringing out. The operations and guns were incapacitated and thus breached the enemy main battle line. Deg, Sarbogard, and air, the tips of the attack reached the industrial city Dunapentele. Alongside the Danube, on the Budapest Street, the units continued in North. It managed to take the place of Adony storm the 1st company on the 21.01.1945. Citizens is proposed on the 25.01.1945 to the Knight's cross for the successful attack fighting of these three days. The next day, the 26.01.1945, he is by a projectile of the infantry on the right hip however heavy wounded and laid on a main square of the Association or in a hospital. When his recovery took place is unclear. At least the Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 will give it to the 14.04.1945, as a first lieutenant and Chief of the 1st the Knight's cross. Panzer-Division, citizens took over the Chronicle of Division 3, again recovered mid-April 1945 as the last Commander command of the I. battalion of the infantry regiment 3. Otto Bürger died on the 02.04.2006.

Awards

 * Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse on October 19th, 1944


 * Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse on October 24th, 1943
 * Verwundetenabzeichen (1939) in Schwarz on November 16th, 1943


 * Verwundetenabzeichen (1939) in Silber on January 15th, 1945


 * Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze on April 20th, 1944


 * Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on April 14th, 1945 as Oberleutnant and Chef of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3