Wilhelm Beuttel

Wilhelm Beuttel
Born	22 July 1901 Mannheim
Died	24 March 1945 (aged 43) Lütkenfürst, East Prussia
Buried at	German War Cemetery Königsberg / Kaliningrad
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Major of the Reserves
Commands held	II./Grenadier-Regiment 45
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive Riga Offensive (1944) East Prussian Offensive Heiligenbeil Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Beuttel (22 July 1901 – 24 March 1945) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves 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. Wilhelm Beuttel was killed on 24 March 1945 in Lütkenfürst, East Prussia in the Heiligenbeil Pocket.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (24 September 1940)^[1]
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 March 1944)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 27 November 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 March 1945 as Major of the Reserves and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 45^[3][4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1976, p. 464.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 41.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 219.
4. 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.
• 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.
• 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