Karl Betz

Karl Betz
Born	25 June 1907 Hamburg
Died	2 July 1942 (aged 35) Parnevo, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1942
Rank	Major
Commands held	II./Schützen-Regiment 2
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Betz (25 June 1907 – 2 July 1942) was a highly decorated Major 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 Betz was killed on 2 July 1942 in Parnevo, Russia.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (15 June 1920)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 March 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Schützen-Regiment 2^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 453.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 218.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131.

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.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945