Karl Kreutz
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Karl Kreutz
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| Born | 20 September 1909 Bromberg, Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire now Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Died | 27 July 1997 (aged 87) Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1932–45 |
| Rank | Standartenführer (Colonel) |
| Unit | 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class |
Karl Kreutz (20 September 1909 – 27 July 1997) was a Standartenführer (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.[1]
Commands
- 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[2]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 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-Obersturmbannführer in SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Das Reich"[4]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 27 August 1944 as SS-Standartenführer and commander of SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[5][Note 1]
- (863rd) Oak Leaves on 6 May 1945 as SS-Standartenführer and commander of SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2 "Das Reich"[7][Note 2]
Notes
- ↑ According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 2.[6]
- ↑ No evidence of the Oak Leaves can be found in the German Federal Archives. The award was unlawfully presented by SS-Oberstgruppenführer Sepp Dietrich. The date is taken from the announcement made by the 6. SS-Panzerarmee. The sequential number "863" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Karl Kreutz was member of the AKCR.[8]
References
Citations
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thomas 1997, p. 408.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 254.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 274.
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 474.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 103.
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 151.
Bibliography
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| Preceded by
SS-Gruppenführer Heinz Lammerding
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Commander of 2nd SS Division Das Reich 20 January 1945 – 29 January 1945 |
Succeeded by SS-Gruppenführer Werner Ostendorff |
| Preceded by
SS-Standartenführer Rudolf Lehmann
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Commander of 2nd SS Division Das Reich 13 April 1945 – 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by disbanded |
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
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| Panzer-Kampfgruppe "Das Reich" | ||
| Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 "Deutschland" SS-Standarte "Deutschland" |
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| Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer" SS-Standarte "Der Führer" |
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| Panzer-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" |
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| Panzerartillerie-Regiment 2 "Das Reich" |
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| Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich" | ||
| Panzerjäger-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich" | ||
| Kradschützen-Bataillon "Reich" | ||
| Aufklärungs-Abteilung SS-Verfügungs-Division |
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| SS-Schützen-Regiment "Langemarck" | ||
| Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich" |
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| Panzerpionier-Bataillon 2 "Das Reich" |
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1Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Totenkopf" (3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf). 2Oak Leaves with the II SS Panzer Corps, Swords with the 7th Army. 3Oak Leaves with the XI SS Panzer Corps. 4Knight's Cross with the 4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division, Swords with the VI. Waffen-Armeekorps der SS. 5Oak Leaves with the II SS Panzer Corps, Swords with the 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer. 6Swords with the 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg. 7Oak Leaves with the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking, Swords with the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps. 8Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" (1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler). 9Oak Leaves with the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen. 10Swords with the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen. 11 Knight's Cross with SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 2 "Das Reich", Oak Leaves and Swords with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4 "Der Führer". 12Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 23 "Norge" (11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland).
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