Manfred Beutner
Manfred Beutner (born May 23, 1914 in Frauenhain ; † November 8, 2002 in Oldenburg ) was a German officer , most recently in the rank of colonel in the Bundeswehr .
Life
Beutner joined the Wehrmacht in 1935 and in 1945 went into Soviet captivity in Kurland , from which he was released in 1955. In 1959 he joined the German Armed Forces and until his end of service in 1972 was the commander of the 5 Panzerjäger Battalion and the 25th Airborne Brigade .
In 1972 he was awarded the Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany .
Awards
- Iron Cross II. (1939) and I. Class (1940)
- Infantry Assault Badge (October 20, 1940)
- Medal Winter Battle in the East 1941/42 (July 28, 1942)
- Wound badge in black and silver (1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (February 4, 1944)
- German Cross in Gold (February 4, 1944)
- Ehrenblattspange (August 25, 1944)
- Parachute jumper badge (1959) and in gold (1966)
- Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1972)
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Federal Gazette
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
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| SURNAME | Beutner, Manfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently in the rank of colonel in the Bundeswehr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frauenhain |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 2002 |
| Place of death | Oldenburg |