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German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
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Male
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Birth:
8 February 1908(Berlin, Germany)
Death:
11 July 1977(Merano, South Tyrol, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy)
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Biography
Introduction
Karl Koetz (8 February 1908 – 11 June 1977) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 June 1940) & 1st Class (1 July 1941)
- 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
- Oak Leaves on 1 January 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 185