Years of service 1935–45
1957–72 Name Manfred Beutner | Commands held Kampfgruppe "Beutner" Service/branch German Army, Bundeswehr | |
Born 23 May 1914
Frauenhain ( 1914-05-23 ) Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
Riga Offensive (1944)
Courland Pocket Died November 8, 2002, Oldenburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Rank Major (Wehrmacht), Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
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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