Karl Burk
| Surname | Burk |
| Given Name | Johannes |
| Born | 14 Mar 1898 |
| Died | 23 Sep 1963 |
| Country | Germany |
| Category | Military-Ground |
| Gender | Male |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseJohannes Karl Burk was born in Buchenau, southern Germany in 1898. He saw combat during WW1 and was awarded Iron Cross 1st Class and 2nd Class medals. He remained in the German military during the inter-war years, serving with two artillery regiments before retiring from the army in 1927. In 1933, he joined the Nazi SS organization and then the Nazi Party. Just prior to the war, he was made the commanding officer of the para-military 8th SS-Standarte (Niederschlesien) regiment, starting his second military career. He served in several positions on the Eastern Front, notably commanding various SS volunteer units consisted of Belgians, Norwegians, Russians, and other nationalities. When the European War ended he was the commanding officer of the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian) at the rank of Generalmajor. He passed away in Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany in 1963 and was buried at the Georgengasse cemetery in Fritzlar.
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Last Major Revision: Dec 2016
Karl Burk Timeline
| 1898年3月14日 | Karl Burk was born in Buchenau, southern Germany. |
| 1913年4月15日 | Karl Burk joined the German Army and was given the rank Fahnenjunker. |
| 1927年2月4日 | Karl Burk retired from the German Army at the rank of Oberwachtmeister. |
| 1933年3月1日 | Karl Burk joined the Nazi SS organization and was given the rank of SS-Hauptscharführer. |
| 1933年5月7日 | Karl Burk joined the Nazi Party. |
| 1935年4月20日 | Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Untersturmführer. |
| 1935年11月9日 | Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Obersturmführer. |
| 1936年9月13日 | Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer. |
| 1937年9月12日 | Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Sturmbannführer. |
| 1938年11月9日 | Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Obersturmbannführer. |
| 1939年1月9日 | Karl Burk was made the commanding officer of the 8th SS-Standarte (Niederschlesien) regiment. |
| 1941年10月30日 | Karl Burk was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class. |
| 1941年12月8日 | Karl Burk was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class. |
| 1942年3月6日 | Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Standartenführer. |
| 1942年11月15日 | Karl Burk was awarded the German Cross in Gold. |
| 1943年4月20日 | Karl Burk was awarded the War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords. |
| 1943年11月9日 | Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Oberführer. |
| 1944年6月21日 | Karl Burk was made the commanding officer of SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien. |
| 1945年4月20日 | Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Brigadeführer and was made Generalmajor of Waffen-SS. |
| 1963年9月23日 | Karl Burk passed away in Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany. |
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David Stubblebine says:7 Aug 2019 08:17:59 AM
Georg Schwab (above):
You are completely correct and the photo has been updated to a photo that is more reliably Karl Burk. Thank you for pointing this out.
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Thomas Dodd, late 1945
6 Aug 2019 06:28:31 AM
The photo you claim is Karl Burk is in fact Adolf Ax.
Best regards
Georg