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Heinz Beutler

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Years of service
  
1933–45

Name
  
Heinz Beutler

Service/branch
  
German Army

Unit
  
Panzer-Regiment 2

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Stalingrad Allied invasion of Italy Cherkassy Pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive

Died
  
September 26, 2010, Parchim, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Heinz Beutler (23 December 1915 – 26 September 2010) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (10 October 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (1 September 1942)
  • Panzer Badge (13 August 1940)
  • Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 February 1945 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 2

    • References

    Heinz Beutler Wikipedia
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