Joachim Borrmann
Joachim Borrmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 July 1914 Cottbus |
| Died | 2 October 2003 (aged 89) Hanau |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Heer |
| Years of service | 1933–45 |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands | III./Grenadier-Regiment 427 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Joachim Borrmann (28 July 1914 – 2 October 2003) 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. Joachim Borrman was captured by British troops in Norway in 1945.
Awards and decorations
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 June 1940)
- 1st Class (15 August 1941)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (23 August 1942)
- Eastern Front Medal (8 August 1942)
- Infantry Assault Badge (3 November 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 October 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of III./Grenadier-Regiment 427[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 120.
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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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