Karl Britzelmayr

Karl Britzelmayr
Born	26 May 1894 Passau
Died	9 March 1988 (aged 93) Landshut
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–20 1934–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 217 57 Infanterie-Division 276. Volksgrenadier-Division 347. Infanterie-Division 19. Volksgrenadier-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Operation Nordwind
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Britzelmayr (26 May 1894 – 9 March 1988) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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. Karl Britzelmayr was captured by American troops in April 1945, he was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (26 October 1914)
  • 1st Class (22 October 1918)
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black (28 April 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (22 February 1935)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (9 June 1940)
• West Wall Medal (20 April 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (28 July 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 217^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 9 June 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 217^[2]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 145.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 61.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945