Karl Kreutz

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Battles and wars World War II		Years of service 1932–45 Name Karl Kreutz Service/branch Waffen-SS

Rank Standartenfuhrer (Colonel) Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak LeavesGerman Cross in GoldIron Cross 1st ClassIron Cross 2nd Class Died July 27, 1997, Bonn, Germany Unit 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich Similar People Adolf Hitler, Gerd von Rundstedt, Kliment Voroshilov, Edward Rydz‑Smigly, Mikhail Kovalyov

Kreutz: The Arctic Water Cycle in a Warming Climate (Jones Seminar)

Karl Kreutz (20 September 1909 – 27 July 1997) was a Standartenfuhrer (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.

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2nd Battery Das Reich

6th Battery Das Reich

IV Artillery Battalion, 2nd SS Pz.Art.Rgt. Das Reich

2nd SS Panzer Artillery Regiment Das Reich

2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich

Awards

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (2 October 1939)

1st Class (30 July 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (27 May 1940)

in Silver (1942)

General Assault Badge (30 January 1942)

Eastern Front Medal (3 August 1942)

German Cross in Gold on 15 December 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer in SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Das Reich"

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 27 August 1944 as SS-Standartenfuhrer and commander of SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"

(863rd) Oak Leaves on 6 May 1945 as SS-Standartenfuhrer and commander of SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"

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Karl Kreutz Wikipedia

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Kreutz: The Arctic Water Cycle in a Warming Climate (Jones Seminar)

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