Karl Kreutz

Karl Kreutz
Born 20 September 1909
Bromberg, German Empire
Died 27 July 1997 (1997-07-28) (aged 87)
Bonn, Germany
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Waffen-SS
Years of service 1932–45
Rank Standartenführer (Colonel)
Unit 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Kreutz (20 September 1909 – 27 July 1997) was a Standartenführer (colonel) in the Waffen-SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Kreutz started World War II as a battery commander in the Das Reich artillery battalion and went on to command the division.[1]

Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2.[5]
  2. ↑ No evidence of the Oak Leaves can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. The sequential number "863" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Karl Kreutz was member of the AKCR.[7]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "dasreich".
  2. 1 2 Thomas 1997, p. 408.
  3. ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 254.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 274.
  5. ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 474.
  6. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 103.
  7. ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 151.

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 (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. 
Military offices
Preceded by
SS-Gruppenführer Heinz Lammerding		 Commander of 2nd SS Division Das Reich
20 January 1945 – 29 January 1945 		Succeeded by
SS-Gruppenführer Werner Ostendorff
Preceded by
SS-Standartenführer Rudolf Lehmann		 Commander of 2nd SS Division Das Reich
13 April 1945 – 8 May 1945 		Succeeded by
disbanded
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