Heinrich Borgmann

Heinrich Borgmann (born August 15, 1912 in Angermünde , † April 5, 1945 in Magdeburg ) was a German officer , most recently a colonel in the general staff and adjutant to Adolf Hitler .

Life

In 1932 Borgmann joined the 5th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment of the Reichswehr .

As chief of the 9th Company of the 46th Infantry Regiment, he took part in the attack on Poland as well as in the western campaign. Then he became leader of the advance division "Borgmann" in the 30th Infantry Division . In the German-Soviet War he was the leader of the Radfahrabteilung 30 in Army Group North , then he led the 3rd Battalion of the 46th Infantry Regiment and finally again the "Kampfgruppe Borgmann". On February 7, 1942, he was seriously wounded and on February 11, 1942, he was awarded the Oak Leaves for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross . He was transferred to the War Academy in Berlin with training as a general staff officer . As Ib and Ia , Borgmann served in various divisions . In July 1943 he became the army liaison officer with Adolf Hitler, who as Reich Chancellor was also Commander-in-Chief of the Army. During the assassination attempt on July 20, 1944 , those present on his left and the stenographer Heinrich Berger on his right were killed by the explosion. He survived with serious injuries and was awarded the Wound Badge on July 20, 1944 .

After recovering, he was promoted to colonel. On April 2, 1945 he became commander of the newly established Volksgrenadier Division "Scharnhorst" , an association of the 12th Army . Even before he took command, he was seriously wounded by an enemy low-flying attack and died in a hospital in Magdeburg.

Awards

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on July 19, 1940
- Oak leaves on February 11, 1942 (71st award)
Wound badge July 20, 1944

literature

Uwe Neumärker: "Wolfsschanze". Hitler's power center in World War II . 3. Edition. Links, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-86153-433-4

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 235.

personal data
SURNAME	Borgmann, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently colonel in the general staff, adjutant to Adolf Hitler
DATE OF BIRTH	August 15, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH	Angermünde
DATE OF DEATH	April 5, 1945
Place of death	Magdeburg

[Scherzer-1] Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 235.