Friedrich Karl Krutzmann

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Service/branch Heer Name Friedrich-Karl Krutzmann		Years of service 1936–45 1958–75
Died 16 May 2004(2004-05-16) (aged 86) Reinbek Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Rank Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) Unit Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5

Friedrich-Karl Krutzmann (19 May 1917 – 16 May 2004) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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.

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

in Gold

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

Eastern Front Medal

Panzer Badge

German Cross in Gold (28 November 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 February 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5

References

Friedrich-Karl Krutzmann Wikipedia

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