Karl Koetz

Karl Koetz
Born	(1908-02-08)8 February 1908 Rixdorf near Berlin, German Empire (present-day Neukölln, Berlin)
Died	11 June 1977(1977-06-11) (aged 69) Meran, South Tyrol, Italy
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1925–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	349th Infantry Division 21st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Koetz (8 February 1908 – 11 June 1977) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Koetz personally received the Oak Leaves from Adolf Hitler in the ceremony held in the Wolf's Lair in Rastenburg, on 30 January 1944.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 July 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 2 October 1941 as Hauptmann and commander of II. / Infanterie-Regiment 46
  • 374th Oak Leaves on 1 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 185
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (25 October 1944)

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer; C. F., Colton; Rogers, Duncan (2003). Elite of the Third Reich: the recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939–45. Helion & Company Limited. ISBN 978-1-874622-46-8.
• 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)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)