| Theodor Burchardi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 14 May 1892 |
| Died | 12 August 1983 (aged 91) |
| Place of birth | Homberg |
| Place of death | Glücksburg |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1911–1945 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Unit |
SMS Hansa SMS Seydlitz SMS Moltke SMS Kaiserin Augusta SMS Amazone SMS Nymphe Light cruiser Königsberg |
| Commands held |
Cruiser Köln Commanding admiral "Ostland" |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves |
Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor Burchardi (14 May 1892 – 12 August 1983) was an Admiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He is noted for his organisational achievement in the evacuation of 2 million people from Courland and Eastern Prussia at the end of World War II in Operation Hannibal and the Evacuation of East Prussia.
Awards[]
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class (2 October 1936)[2]
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)[2]
- Memel Medal (3 June 1940)[2]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (10 October 1939)[2]
- 1st Class (18 January 1940)
- Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (7 June 1943)[2]
- German Cross in Gold (31 March 1944)[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2453-0.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Hildebrand, Hans H. and Henriot, Ernest (1988). Deutschlands Admirale 1849–1945 Band 1: A–G (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1499-3.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
- 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[]
- Theodor Burchardi @ World War 2 Awards.com
- Theodor Burchadi @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Theodor Burchadi @ Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
- Theodor Burchardi @ Axis Biographical Research
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