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Wilhelm Beuttel

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1934–45

Name
  
Wilhelm Beuttel

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Major of the Reserves

Died
  
24 March 1945(1945-03-24) (aged 43) Lutkenfurst, East Prussia

Buried at
  
German War Cemetery Konigsberg / Kaliningrad

Wilhelm Beuttel (22 July 1901 – 24 March 1945) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves 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. Wilhelm Beuttel was killed on 24 March 1945 in Lutkenfurst, East Prussia in the Heiligenbeil Pocket.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (24 September 1940)
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 March 1944)
  • German Cross in Gold on 27 November 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 45
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 March 1945 as Major of the Reserves and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 45

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