Heinrich Borgmann (15 August 1912 – 5 April 1945) was a German officer during World War II. He was seriously injured by the

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bomb planted by Colonel

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at the Wolf's Lair headquarters in Rastenburg,

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Biography

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He joined the infantry in 1932 and by the outbreak of World War II was a '' Hauptmann''. He took part in the invasions of Poland in 1939 and France and he was awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross () for his role in the latter campaign on 19 July 1940. Borgmann was then posted to the Eastern Front and was awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 February 1942 when serving with Infanterie-Regiment 46. He was promoted to

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and appointed to the Army Staff at Adolf Hitler's headquarters as an adjutant in October 1943 and was then promoted to '' Oberstleutnant''. On 20 July 1944 he was standing at the end of the conference table close to von Stauffenberg's briefcase bomb. '' Generalleutnant'' Rudolf Schmundt and ''Oberst''

Heinz Brandt Heinz Brandt (11 March 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German officer. During World War II he served as an aide to General Adolf Heusinger, the head of the operations unit of the General Staff. He may have inadvertently saved Adolf Hitler's life, ...

who were standing to his left and stenographer Heinz Berger to his right were all killed by the explosion, but Borgmann survived with serious injuries. After recovering he was posted to an infantry division as an '' Oberst''. He was appointed commander of the Volksgrenadier-Division "Scharnhorst". Borgmann was killed during a low-level air attack on his staff car in April 1945.

Awards

* Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 September 1939) & 1st Class (28 October 1939)Thomas 1997, p. 66. * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ** Knight's Cross on 19 July 1940 as ''

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'' and chief of the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 46Scherzer 2007, p. 235. ** Oak Leaves on 11 February 1942 as '' Hauptmann'' and commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 46Fellgiebel 2000, p. 58. * Wound Badge 20 July 1944

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