Ernst Borchert

Ernst Borchert
Born	14 December 1918 Wormditt
Died	1 May 1945(1945-05-01) (aged 26) Drolshagen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major
Unit	I./Infanterie-Regiment 29
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ernst Borchert (14 December 1918 – 1 May 1945) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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. Ernst Borchert was killed on 1 May 1945 in Drolshagen.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (20 June 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (10 June 1940)
  • in Silver (26 November 1941)
• Sudetenland Medal (10 July 1940)
• Infantry Assault Badge (12 July 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 September 1941 as Oberleutnant and Chef I. / Infanterie-Regiment 29

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)