Manfred Beutner
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Manfred Beutner
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Born | Frauenhain |
23 May 1914
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Oldenburg |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
Heer Bundeswehr |
Years of service | 1935–45 1957–72 |
Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr |
Commands held | Kampfgruppe "Beutner" |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Manfred Beutner (23 May 1914 – 8 November 2002) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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. Manfred Beutner was captured in 1945 by Soviet troops in the Courland Pocket and was released in 1955. He later joined the Bundeswehr, retiring in 1972 as an Oberst.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge
- in Black
- in Silver (4 December 1944)[1]
- Infantry Assault Badge (20 October 1940)[1]
- Eastern Front Medal (28 July 1942)[1]
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 August 1944)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 4 February 1944 as Major in Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 329[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 September 1944 as Major and division adjutant of the 329. Infanterie-Division and commander of schnelle Abteilung 329[3][Note 1]
- German Parachutist Badge (27 October 1959)[1]
- in Gold (8 March 1966)[1]
- French Parachutist Badge (11 September 1964)[1]
- Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2 August 1972)[1]
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Categories:
- 1914 births
- 2002 deaths
- People from Oława County
- People from the Province of Silesia
- German military personnel of World War II
- German Army personnel
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- German prisoners of war
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany