Herbert Borchardt

Herbert Borchardt
Born	(1914-02-11)February 11, 1914
Died	6 August 1944(1944-08-06) (aged 30)
Place of birth	Schlawe
Place of death	Tryszki, Lithuania
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–1945
Rank	Leutnant der Reserves
Unit	7. / Grenadier-Regiment 189
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Herbert Borchardt (11 February 1914 – 6 August 1944) was a highly decorated Leutnant der Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Herbert Borchardt died on 6 August 1944 near Tryszki, Lithuania.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 January 1944)
  • 1st Class (6 March 1944)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 March 1944 as Leutnant der Reserves and Stoßtruppführer (shock troops leader) in the 7. / Grenadier-Regiment 189

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945