Theodor Burchardi
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Theodor Burchardi
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| Born | 14 May 1892 Homberg |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Glücksburg |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |
 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1911–45 |
| 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 | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron 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: 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)[3]
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)[3]
- Memel Medal (3 June 1940)[3]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Order of the Cross of Liberty 1st Class with Swords (7 June 1943)[3]
- German Cross in Gold (31 March 1944)[4]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
References
Citations
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- 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.
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External links
- Theodor Burchardi @ World War 2 Awards.com
- Theodor Burchadi @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Theodor Burchardi @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 15, 2011)
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| Marinegruppenbefehlshaber Ost | ||
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| Commander of the security of the North Sea | ||
| Commander of the security of the Baltic Sea | ||
| Commanding Admiral Aegean Sea | ||
| Commanding Admiral Ostland |
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| Commanding Admiral Norwegian West Coast | ||
| Commanding Admiral Eastern Baltic Sea |
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| Commander-in-chief of the German Naval Commando in Italy | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the battleships | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the reconnaissance forces | ||
| Leader of the E-boats |
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| Leader of the torpedo boats | ||
| Befehlshaber der U-Boote |
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| Leader of the Kampfgruppe Oslo | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the Kampfgruppe Thiele |
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1 Knight's Cross as Befehlshaber der U-Boote 2 Knight's Cross as commander of heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer 3 Knight's Cross as Commanding Admiral Ostland, Oak Leaves as Commanding Admiral Eastern Baltic Sea. 4 Knight's Cross as chief of the 2. Schnellbootflottille. 5 Knight's Cross as commander of heavy cruiser Lützow
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- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
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