Friedrich-Karl Krützmann

Friedrich-Karl Krützmann
Born	19 May 1917 Greifenberg
Died	16 May 2004(2004-05-16) (aged 86) Reinbek
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45 1958–75
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5
Commands	Panzergrenadier Regiment Großdeutschland
Battles / wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Siege of Leningrad Battle of Kursk Operation Bagration Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich-Karl Krützmann (19 May 1917 – 16 May 2004) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Eastern Front Medal
• Panzer Badge
• German Cross in Gold (28 November 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)