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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
?–1942

Name
  
Karl Betz

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Major

Role
  
Film actor

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Commands held
  
II./Schutzen-Regiment 2

Battles/wars
  
World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev

Died
  
January 18, 1978, Los Angeles, California, United States

Spouse
  
Gloria Stone Martin (m. 1963–1978), Lois Harmon (m. 1952–1961)

Awards
  
Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star - Male

Children
  
Richard Lawrence Betz, Rio Betz

Movies and TV shows
  
The Donna Reed Show, Judd - for the Defense, Spinout, Killdozer!, Dangerous Crossing

Similar People
  
Paul Petersen, Shelley Fabares, Donna Reed, Patty Petersen, Joseph M Newman

Karl Betz (25 June 1907 – 2 July 1942) was a highly decorated Major 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. Karl Betz was killed on 2 July 1942 in Parnevo, Russia.

Awards and decorations

  • Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (15 June 1920)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 March 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Schutzen-Regiment 2
  • References

    Karl Betz Wikipedia


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