Konrad Barde

Konrad Barde
Born	13 November 1897 Stare Olesno, Lower Silesia
Died	4 May 1945(1945-05-04) (aged 47) Traunstein, Bavaria
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Prussian Army Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1916–20 1935–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	338th Infantry Division 198th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War I Battle of the Somme Battle of Verdun World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battles of Rzhev Colmar Pocket Invasion of Germany
Awards	Iron Cross The Honour Cross Sudetenland Medal German Cross Eastern Medal Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Konrad Barde (13 November 1897 – 4 May 1945) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Barde committed suicide on 4 May 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant in the IV./Artillerie-Regiment 104
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 104

References

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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.