Karl Britzelmayr

Karl Britzelmayr
Born	(1894-05-26)26 May 1894 Passau
Died	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
• German Cross in Gold on 9 June 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 217

External links

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