General der Infanterie Wilhelm Burgdorf Born: 15 Feb 1895 in F�rstenwalde on the Spree, District Lebus Died: 01 May 1945 in the Reichs Chancellory Bunker, Berlin (Suicide) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (24 Dec 1914); F�hnrich (31 Jan 1915); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (02 Apr 1915); Leutnant (18 Apr 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1925); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1930); Major (01 Nov 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1938); Oberst (14 Sep 1940); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1942); Generalleutnant (08 Oct 1943); General der Infanterie (09 Nov 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (03 Aug 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 12th Grenadier-Regiment (03 Aug 1914-25 Sep 1914)
Transferred to the Regiment in the Field (25 Sep 1914-24 Oct 1915)
Adjutant of the Fusilier-Battalion of the 12th Grenadier-Regiment (24 Oct 1915-23 Jun 1917)
At the same time, Temporary Regiments-Adjutant of the 12th Grenadier-Regiment (08 May 1916-11 May 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 12th Grenadier-Regiment (23 Jun 1917-12 Feb 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 12th Volunteer-Grenadier-Regiment (12 Feb 1919-15 May 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 54th Reichswehr-Grenadier-Regiment (15 May 1919-08 Feb 1920)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 10th Reichswehr-Grenadier-Regiment (08 Feb 1920-01 Jun 1920)
Platoon-Leader in the 10th Reichswehr-Grenadier-Regiment (01 Jun 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Platoon-Leader in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Jan 1923)
Detached to the Coastal-Defence-Battalion IV (28 Feb 1922-01 Mar 1922)
At the same time, Leader of the Instruction-MG-Platoon of the Commission of the RWM for the Formation of the Sub-Machine-Gun-Firing-Instructions in J�terbog (03 May 1922-22 Jun 1922)
At the same time, Leader of the Instruction-MG-Platoon with the MG-Training-Course of the RWM in J�terbog (25 Aug 1922-25 Sep 1922)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1923-01 Oct 1923)
Transferred to the 13th Mortar-Company of the 8th Infantry-Regiment and Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (01 Oct 1923-01 Oct 1924)
Detached to the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1924-30 Sep 1924)
Transferred to the 9th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of Military-District-Command IV (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred back into the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 Jul 1926)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1926-01 Apr 1927)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-01 Sep 1929)
Detached to Gas-Protection-Course B in Berlin (22 Oct 1928-04 Nov 1928)
Company-Chief in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1929-06 Mar 1933)
Detached Firing-Course B for Heavy Infantry-Weapons in D�beritz (20 Sep 1929-18 Oct 1929)
Transferred to the 12th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to the Staff of the 4th Division (06 Mar 1933-01 May 1933)
Transferred to the Staff of the 4th Division (01 May 1933-01 Sep 1934)
Instructor at the Infantry-School Dresden (01 Sep 1934-01 Jan 1935)
Instructor at the War-School Dresden (01 Jan 1935-01 Nov 1936)
Adjutant with the General-Command of IX. Army-Corps (01 Nov 1936-01 May 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 May 1940-06 May 1940)
Commander of the 529th Infantry-Regiment (06 May 1940-05 Apr 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Apr 1942-01 May 1942)
Deputy Chief of the Army Personnel Office, OKH (01 May 1942-12 Oct 1944)
Chief of the Army Personnel Office, OKH and Chief Adjutant of the Wehrmacht with the F�hrer (12 Oct 1944-01 May 1945)
Committed Suicide (01 May 1945)
Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (536): am 29.09.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur der Infanterie-Regiment 529
- Ritterkreuz des kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 27.08.1917
- 1914 EK I: 14.08.1916
- 1914 EK II: 24.01.1915
- k.u.k �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration: 27.02.1918
- Ritterkreuz II Klasse des kgl. W�rttembg. Friedrich-Ordens mit Schwertern: 18.07.1918
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 18.10.1918
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer: 20.12.1934
- Spange zum EK I - 17.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II - 15.06.1940
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung II Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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