Heinz Baurmann
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Heinz Baurmann
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Born | 11 November 1919 Aachen |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Meckenheim-Esdorf |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1938–45 1956–? |
Rank | Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinz Baurmann (11 November 1919 – 7 December 1996) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and 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.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Panzer Badge
- German Cross in Gold on 16 April 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 (Feld)[3][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ No evidence regarding the presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Heinz Baurmann can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Walther-Peer Fellgiebel the presentation was made by Feldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner in compliance with the empowerment for autonomous presentations dated 3 May 1945. Author Thomas & Wegmann mention a teleprinter message from Schörner dated 4 May 1945, which presumably verifies the claim. However Thomas & Wegmann fail to present a reference nor do they publish the message itself.[4] Veit Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). Baurmann was a member of the AKCR.[5]
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