Karl Kreutz
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| Karl Kreutz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 September 1909 Bromberg, Germany |
| Died | 27 July 1997 (aged 87) Bonn |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |  Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1932–1945 |
| Rank | Standartenführer (Colonel) |
| Unit | 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class |
Karl Kreutz (20 September 1909 – 27 July 1997) was a Standartenführer (Colonel) in the Waffen-SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.[Notes 1] Kreutz started World War II as a Battery Commander in the Das Reich Artillery Battalion and went on to command the Division.[2]
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Commands [edit]
- 2nd Battery Das Reich
- 6th Battery Das Reich
- IV Artillery Battalion, 2nd SS Pz.Art.Rgt. Das Reich
- 2nd SS Panzer Artillery Regiment Das Reich
- 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich [3]
Awards [edit]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Oak Leaves (6 May 1945)
- Knight's Cross (27 Aug 1944)
- German Cross in Gold (17 Dec 1943)
- Iron Cross
- 1st Class (30 Jul 1940)
- 2nd Class (2 Oct 1939)
- General Assault Badge (30 Jan 1942)
- Eastern Front Medal (3 Aug 1942)
- Wound Badge in Silver (1942)
- Wound Badge in Black (27 May 1940)
Notes [edit]
- ^ No evidence of the Oak Leaves can be found in the German National Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. The sequential number "863" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Karl Kreutz was member of the AKCR.[1]
References [edit]
- Citations
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 151.
- ^ "dasreich".
- ^ "frontkjemper".
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links [edit]
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| Preceded by SS-Gruppenführer Heinz Lammerding |
Commander of 2nd SS Division Das Reich January 20, 1945 - January 29, 1945 |
Succeeded by SS-Gruppenführer Werner Ostendorff |
| Preceded by SS-Standartenführer Rudolf Lehmann |
Commander of 2nd SS Division Das Reich April 13, 1945 - May 8, 1945 |
Succeeded by disbanded |
