Karl-August Freiherr von Bülow

Georg Burkhardt Karl-August Freiherr von Bülow
Born	13 June 1904 Kiel
Died	11 June 1986 (aged 81) Braunfels
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1923–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	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^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 December 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 24^[2]

Footnotes

• ^a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron), which is now legally a part of the last name. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 67.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 126.

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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945