Manfred Beutner

Manfred Beutner
Born	23 May 1914(1914-05-23) Frauenhain
Died	8 November 2002(2002-11-08) (aged 88) Oldenburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1945 1957–1972
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr
Commands held	Kampfgruppe "Beutner"
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Riga Offensive (1944) Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Manfred Beutner (23 May 1914 – 8 November 2002) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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. Manfred Beutner was captured in 1945 by Soviet troops in the Courland Pocket and was released in 1955. He later joined the Bundeswehr, retiring in 1972 as an Oberst.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (8 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (25 May 1940)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver (4 December 1944)
• Infantry Assault Badge (20 October 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal (28 July 1942)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 August 1944)
• German Cross in Gold (4 February 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 30 September 1944 as Major and division adjutant of the 329. Infanterie-Division and commander of schnelle Abteilung 329^[1]
• Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2 August 1972)

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 112.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945

Persondata
Name	Beutner, Manfred
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	23 May 1914
Place of birth	Frauenhain, Silesia
Date of death	8 November 2002
Place of death	Oldenburg, Germany