Generalleutnant Karl Burckhardt Born: 13 Mar 1889 in Reutlingen Died: 30 Jan 1946 in Kiev, USSR (Executed) Promotions:
F�hnrich (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)
F�hnrich 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)
F�hrer-Reserve � Military-District-Command IV (01 Aug 1942-20 Jan 1943)
F�hrer-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 M�nster, 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. Milit�r-Verdienstorden mit der Krone
- - Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse
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