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Revision as of 23:33, 9 September 2016
| Paul Otto Ferdinand Betz | |
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| Born | 10 July 1895 |
| Died | 9 May 1944 (aged 48) |
| Place of birth | Hamburg |
| Place of death | Sevastopol, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1914–1944 |
| Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
| Commands held | 50. Infanterie-Division |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Paul Otto Ferdinand Betz (10 July 1895 – 9 May 1944) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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. Paul Betz was killed on 9 May 1944 in Sevastopol, Ukraine. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor and awarded the Knight's Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Anschluss Medal
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (22 October 1939)
- 1st Class (16 September 1941)
- Eastern Front Medal
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class
- Knight's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania with Swords
- German Cross in Gold (10 February 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
References
- Citations
- ↑ 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.
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