Karl-August Freiherr von Bülow

Georg Burkhardt Karl-August Freiherr von Bülow
Born	13 June 1904 Kiel
Died	11 June 1986(1986-06-11) (aged 81) Braunfels
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1923–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands	Panzer-Regiment 24
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) Battle of Moscow First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive First Battle of Târgu Frumos Second Battle of Târgu Frumos Battle of Debrecen East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg Burkhardt Karl-August Freiherr von Bülow^[a] (13 June 1904 – 11 June 1986) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Karl-August Freiherr von Bülow was captured by American troops in 1945 and was released in 1946.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal (15 August 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (6 June 1940)
• Panzer Badge in Silver (28 May 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (5 September 1942)
• German Cross in Gold on 29 November 1941 as Major in the III./Panzer-Regiment 21
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 December 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 24

Footnotes

• ^a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

References

Bibliography

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• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)