Karl Koetz

Karl Koetz
Born	8 February 1908 Rixdorf near Berlin, German Empire (present-day Neukölln, Berlin)
Died	11 June 1977 (aged 69) Meran, South Tyrol, Italy
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1925–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	349th Infantry Division 21st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Koetz (8 February 1908 – 11 June 1977) was a general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.^[1] Koetz personally received the Oak Leaves from Adolf Hitler in the ceremony held in the Wolf's Lair in Rastenburg, on 30 January 1944.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 June 1940)^[2]
  • 1st Class (1 July 1941)^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 2 October 1941 as Hauptmann and commander of II. / Infanterie-Regiment 46^[1]
  • 374th Oak Leaves on 1 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 185^[3]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (25 October 1944)

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2003, p. 219.
2. Thomas 1997, p. 388.
3. Fellgiebel 2003, p. 66.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer; C. F., Colton; Rogers, Duncan (2003). Elite of the Third Reich: the recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939–45. Helion & Company Limited. ISBN 978-1-874622-46-8.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.