Karl Burk

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

14 Mar 1898	Karl Burk was born in Buchenau, southern Germany.
15 Apr 1913	Karl Burk joined the German Army and was given the rank Fahnenjunker.
4 Feb 1927	Karl Burk retired from the German Army at the rank of Oberwachtmeister.
1 Mar 1933	Karl Burk joined the Nazi SS organization and was given the rank of SS-Hauptscharführer.
7 May 1933	Karl Burk joined the Nazi Party.
20 Apr 1935	Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Untersturmführer.
9 Nov 1935	Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Obersturmführer.
13 Sep 1936	Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer.
12 Sep 1937	Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Sturmbannführer.
9 Nov 1938	Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Obersturmbannführer.
9 Jan 1939	Karl Burk was made the commanding officer of the 8th SS-Standarte (Niederschlesien) regiment.
30 Oct 1941	Karl Burk was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class.
8 Dec 1941	Karl Burk was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class.
6 Mar 1942	Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Standartenführer.
15 Nov 1942	Karl Burk was awarded the German Cross in Gold.
20 Apr 1943	Karl Burk was awarded the War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords.
9 Nov 1943	Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Oberführer.
21 Jun 1944	Karl Burk was made the commanding officer of SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien.
20 Apr 1945	Karl Burk was promoted to the rank of SS-Brigadeführer and was made Generalmajor of Waffen-SS.
23 Sep 1963	Karl Burk passed away in Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany.