Karl Britzelmayr
Karl Britzelmayr | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 May 1894 Passau |
| Died | 9 March 1988 (aged 93) Landshut |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1913–20 1934–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | Infanterie-Regiment 217 57 Infanterie-Division 276. Volksgrenadier-Division 347. Infanterie-Division 19. Volksgrenadier-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Britzelmayr (26 May 1894 – 9 March 1988) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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 Britzelmayr was captured by American troops in April 1945, he was released in 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (26 October 1914)
- 1st Class (22 October 1918)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black (28 April 1918)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (22 February 1935)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (6 October 1939)
- 1st Class (9 June 1940)
- West Wall Medal (20 April 1940)
- Eastern Front Medal (28 July 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 217[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 9 June 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 217[2]
References
Citations
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.
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Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1988 deaths
- People from Passau
- People from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- German prisoners of war
- Military personnel of Bavaria