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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Paul Betz

Years of service
  
1914–44

Died
  
9 May 1944(1944-05-09) (aged 48) Sevastopol, Ukraine

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Generalmajor (Posthumously)

Commands held
  
50. Infanterie-Division

Paul Otto Ferdinand Betz (10 July 1895 – 9 May 1944) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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. Paul Betz was killed on 9 May 1944 in Sevastopol, Ukraine. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor and awarded the Knight's Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Anschluss Medal
  • Sudetenland Medal
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (16 September 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania with Swords
  • German Cross in Gold on 10 February 1944 as Oberst in Pionier-Regimentsstab 700
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 June 1944 as Oberst and commander of 50. Infanterie-Division

    • References

    Paul Betz Wikipedia
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