Konrad Barde
German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Konrad Barde

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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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13 November 1897(Stare Olesno)
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4 May 1945(Traunstein)
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Konrad Barde (13 November 1897 – 4 May 1945) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Konrad Barde committed suicide on 4 May 1945.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
    • 2nd Class
    • 1st Class
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
  • Iron Cross (1939)
    • 2nd Class
    • 1st Class
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • 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
  • Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 24.
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 104.