Albrecht von Warburg
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| Birth name | Albrecht Erich Eberhard Friedrich von Warburg |
| Birth date | 12 March 1903 |
| Place of birth | Breslau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Death date | 12 January 1945 (aged 41) |
| Place of death | ⚔ Eastern Front |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic National Socialist Germany
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| Service/branch | .png){kind=small} Reichswehr Heer
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| Rank | Oberst (Colonel) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Iron Cross German Cross in Gold |
| Relations | ∞ 1933 Elisabeth von Lindeiner |
Albrecht Erich Eberhard Friedrich von Warburg (12 March 1903 – 12 January 1945) was a German officer of the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht, finally colonel and regimental commander in World War II.
Life
After Gymnasium and Abitur, von Warburg joined the cavalry of the Reichswehr and was commissioned in December 1926 in the 3rd Squadron of the 8. (Preußisches) Reiter-Regiment in Militsch, Lower Silesia. He would later serve in the 1st Squadron and become adjutant of the regiment on 1 April 1934. On 1 October 1935, he was commanded for studies to the War Academy (Kriegsakademie) of the Wehrmacht. On 12 October 1937, now an official general staff officer, he was transferred to the General Staff of Army Group Command 2 (Heeres-Gruppenkommando 2). On 1 April 1939, he was transferred to the General Staff of the Army (Generalstab des Heeres). As of 26 August 1939, he served as Fourth General Staff Officer (Id; training officer) with the Army Group C (Heeresgruppe C).
On 7 April 1940, he was placed in the Führerreserve OKH (leader reserve, Standort Frankfurt am Main) and was transferred to the general staff of the 256. Infanterie-Division as 1st General Staff Officer (Ia; planning of operational management) on 1 June 1940 during the Battle of France, later taking part in the Operation Barbarossa. On 7 October 1942, he was named Chief of Staff to the German General at the High Command of the Royal Hungarian 2nd Army and on 13 February 1943, he was named Chief of the German Liaison Staff at the High Command of the Royal Hungarian 2nd Army. On 15 June 1943, he was placed in the leader reserve and received leave, on 1 August 1943, he became commander of the Grenadier-Regiment 691 with the 339. Infanterie-Division as part of the Army Group Centre at the Eastern Front.
On 1 November 1943, he became commander of the Grenadier-Regiment 506 (291. Infanterie-Division) which was in the process of being reorganized. On 20 January 1944, he became commander of Exploration Staff 1 at the Higher Pioneer Leader (Kommandeur des Erkundungsstabes 1 beim Höheren Pionier-Führer) and was transferred to the 214. Infanterie-Division on 9 April 1944 for use as a regimental commander. On 13 April 1944, he became commander of the Grenadier-Regiment 367 with the 214. Infanterie-Division under Lieutenant General Harry von Kirchbach.
Death
Colonel von Warburg led his regiment near Radom during the Vistula–Oder offensive of the Red Army in 1945. On 14 January 1945, he was officially listed as missing, but presumed fallen. On 6 April 1981, after an application by the children, he was officially declared dead by a German court with effect from 12 January 1945, the day he was last seen. His name is commemorated on the family gravestone of Lindeiner genannt von Wildau, although with the missing in action date 14 January 1945.
Family
Albrecht was the youngest of three sons of Generalmajor Erich Albert Moritz Ernst von Warburg and his wife Luise, née Freiin von Rotenhan.
Marriage
On 28 November 1933 in Berlin, 1st Lieutenant von Warburg married his fiancée Elisabeth-Charlotte "Liselotte" Adolphine Friederike Lindeiner genannt von Wildau[1] (b. 11 December 1911 in Berlin; d. 3 November 1980), daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm Franz Max Erdmann Gustav von Lindeiner genannt von Wildau (12 December 1880 – 22 May 1963), officer of the Prussian Army, the Schutztruppe, the Imperial German Army and the Freikorps, finally Colonel of the Luftwaffe in WWII. He is best known today for having been the commandant of Stalag Luft III, which is famous for the 'great escape' which took place in 1944. Albrecht and Elisabeth had three children: One son (b. 1937) and two daughters (b. 1935 and 1939).
Promotions
- 1.12.1926 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) without Patent (ernannt)
- 1.2.1928 Patent received as Leutnant
- 1.6.1931 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- 1.8.1935 Rittmeister
- 12.10.1937 Rittmeister i. G. (now a general staff officer with the High Command of the Army)
- 1.12.1940 Major i. G. (Major in General Staff)
- later received new rank seniority (RDA) with effect from 1.3.1940
- 1.4.1942 Oberstleutnant i. G. (Lieutenant Colonel in General Staff)
- 1.5.1944 Oberst (Colonel)[2]
Awards and decorations
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 3rd Class
- Iron Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class
- EK II on 15 April 1940
- EK I on 12 July 1941
- Infantry Assault Badge (Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen) in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal on 20 July 1942
- Close Combat Clasp in Bronze on 26 November 1943
- German Cross in Gold on 28 November 1944 as Oberst (Colonel) and Commander of the Grenadier-Regiment 367/214. Infanterie-Division[3]
