Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 1st, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 11th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Chef, 3. Batterie, Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 667, Heer

Awarded on:

April 16th, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Kommandeur Heeres-Sturmartillerie-Brigade 300 (Feld)

Awarded on:

May 4th, 1945

During March 1945 the Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 300 under the command of Hauptmann Baurmann was ordered to aid in the sector of the 208. Infanterie-Division. Here, along with Grenadier-Regiment 337, it launched a successful attack to envelop Striegaus from the north. The Soviet counterattacks were repelled by the handful of available Sturmgeschütze, and in the process the attackers took heavy losses (including over 50 tanks destroyed). The Soviets therefore suspended their offensive actions in this sector at the end of March 1945.

The Brigade would later take part in the German counterattack to retake Bautzen. Hauptmann Baurmann and his men would again distinguish themselves in this combat, and Baurmann himself would later be (unofficially) awarded the Knight’s Cross for his cumulative achievements, among which included a personal total of 38 enemy tanks destroyed.