Heinz Beutler

Heinz Beutler
Born	23 December 1915 Stettin
Died	26 September 2010 (aged 94) Parchim
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1933–45
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 2
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Stalingrad Allied invasion of Italy Cherkassy Pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinz Beutler (23 December 1915 – 26 September 2010) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (10 October 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (1 September 1942)
• Panzer Badge (13 August 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 February 1945 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 3./Panzer-Regiment 2^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.