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Wilhelm Emanuel Burgdorf (15 February 1895 – 2 May 1945) was a German general who rose to prominence during the final years of World War II. Burgdorf served as a commander of 529th Infantry Regiment from May 1940 to April 1942 (part of the 299th Infantry Division ).
Wilhelm Burgdorf was a highly decorated army officer in ‘Nazi’ Germany. He believed in the ideologies of the 'Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei' (‘National Socialist German Workers' Party,’ also known as the 'Nazi Party'). He was known for his staunch loyalty to Adolf Hitler.
Wilhelm Emanuel Burgdorf (* 15. Februar [Anm. 1] 1895 in Fürstenwalde ; † 2. Mai [Anm. 2] 1945 in Berlin ) war ein deutscher General der Infanterie während des Zweiten Weltkrieges und Chefadjutant des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht bei Hitler .
Wilhelm Burgdorf was born in Fürstenwalde, Germany. He joined the German Army as an officer cadet as WW1 began, and was commissioned as an infantry officer in 1915. During the inter-war years, he remained in the German Army.
Krebs and General Wilhelm Burgdorf, along with SS- Obersturmbannführer Franz Schädle of the Führerbegleitkommando, stayed behind with the intention of committing suicide. Sometime in the early morning hours of 2 May, Krebs and Burgdorf committed suicide together by gunshot to the head. [1]
Wilhelm Emanuel Burgdorf was a German general who rose to prominence during the final years of World War II. Burgdorf served as a commander of 529th Infantry Regiment from May 1940 to April 1942. In October 1944, Burgdorf assumed the role of the chief of the Army Personnel Office and chief adjutant to Adolf Hitler.
Wilhelm Burgdorf was a German general. Born in Frstenwalde, Wilhelm Burgdorf served as a commander and staff officer in the German Army during World War II.
