Erich Otto Herman Burandt (1892 - 1963)

Born 19 Jan 1892 in Groß Trampken, Danziger Höhe, West Prussia, Prussia, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Erika (Randt) Burandt — married about 1920 in Stolpmünde, Stolp, Pomerania, Prussia, Germany

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Biography

Cadet and officer until 1919. Erich was twice wounded in World War I, the second time seriously, and was awarded the Iron Cross, First and Second Class for his service.^[1][2]

Took over the Gross Trampken estate on the death of his father, paying his brothers Karl and Gerhard for their share of the inheritance.

A member of the conservative German National People's Party (DNVP), Erich was elected (16 May 1920) to the Constituent Assembly for the Free City of Danzig, which had been set up under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Erich was one of 17 members of the Assembly chosen to write a constitution for the Free City. The constitution they developed was approved by the Assembly on August 11, 1920. After several amendments recommended by the League of Nations, it took effect in December of the same year. The Constituent Assembly became the first Volkstag (parliament) for the Free City of Danzig.^[3]

Erich was elected four times to the Volkstag, serving from 1920 to 1933 (his first term incomplete).^[4] The violent election of 1933 gave the NSDAP (Nazi Party) a slim majority and marked the end of democracy in Danzig, as well as of Erich's service in the Volkstag.

During the 1930s Erich was a director of several banks. He was co-chairman of the board of Danziger Raiffeisenbank e. G. m. b. H^[5] and a member of the supervisory board of Danziger Hypothekenbank A.-G.^[6][7][8]

He was an officer in the Danzig militia and then the German army during World War II. His final rank was Oberst (Colonel). Captured by the Americans, he was held at Camp Crossville, Crossville, TN.^[9]

The Gross Trampken estate was seized by the Soviets in 1945. Erich settled in the village of Greuelsiefen, near Hennef (Sieg) in North Rhine-Westphalia. He died on 16 Oct 1962 at the age of 71 and is buried at Friedhof Hennef-Warth in Hennef (Sieg).^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Casualty report for Erich Burandt, Germany, World War I Casualty Lists, 1914-1919, Deutsche Verlustliste Nr 1189, Preußische Verlustliste Nr 650 (4 Oct 1916), Page 15273, Ancestry Record 2124 #1097367 and Ancestry Image: accessed 3 Oct 2022.

2. ↑ Casualty report for Erich Burandt, Germany, World War I Casualty Lists, 1914-1919, Deutsche Verlustliste Nr 1689, Preußische Verlustliste Nr 976, 30 Oct 1917, Page 21376, Ancestry Record 2124 #6027323 and Ancestry Image: accessed 3 Oct 2022.

3. ↑ ZGROMADZENIE KONSTYTUCYJNE II WOLNEGO MIASTA GDAŃSKA, https://gdansk.gedanopedia.pl/gdansk/?title=ZGROMADZENIE_KONSTYTUCYJNE_II_WOLNEGO_MIASTA_GDAŃSKA: accessed 3 Oct 2022.

4. ↑ "Volkstag," Encyklopedia Gdańska ( https://www.gedanopedia.pl/gdansk/?title=VOLKSTAG : accessed 7 Sep 2020 ).

5. ↑ Erich Burandt, Danziger Raiffeisenbank e. G. m. b. H, Adreßbuch der Direktoren und Aufsichtsräte, Band 2, 1930, Section D, Page 328, Ancestry Image: accessed 5 Oct 2022.

6. ↑ Erich Burandt, Danziger Hypothekenbank A.-G., Adreßbuch der Direktoren und Aufsichtsräte, Band 1, 1928, Section B, Page 236, Ancestry Image: accessed 5 Oct 2022.

7. ↑ Erich Burandt, Danziger Hypothekenbank Akt.-Ges., Adreßbuch der Direktoren und Aufsichtsräte, Band 2, 1930, Section D, Page 326-327, Ancestry Image: accessed 5 Oct 2022.

8. ↑ Erich Burandt, Danziger Hypothekenbank A.-G., Adreßbuch der Direktoren und Aufsichtsräte, Band 1, 1933, Section B, Page 228, Ancestry Image: accessed 5 Oct 2022.

9. ↑ Erich Burandt, Correspondence, 30 Sep 1945. Colonel Harry E. Dudley Papers, 1916-1966; Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN.

10. ↑ Memorial page for Erich Burandt (19 Jan 1892–16 Oct 1963), Find A Grave: Memorial #177254616: accessed 14 September 2020.

• Ernst Groß, Politisches Handbuch der Freien Stadt Danzig, Danzig, J. Gehl & Co., 1924, Page 94, https://www.freecitysourcebook.com/uploads/2/6/1/2/26123343/politisches_handbuch.pdf: accessed 22 Apr 2021.

• Erich Burandt, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Burandt: accessed 3 Oct 2022.

• Letter from Gerhard Burandt, Gross-Trampken, Freistadt Danzig to Louise (Burandt) Pons, New Orleans, Louisiana, 21 Mar 1926.