Betz, Franz-Eugen

Date of birth:: October 28th, 1917 (Grafenwiesen/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:: August 22nd, 1942 (Weckschino/Tver Oblast, Russia)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Last achieved rank was Feldwebel.

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:: Gruppenführer, 7. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 41, 129. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: August 30th, 1942

On the 22.08.1942, within the context of the heavy defensive combat around Rzhev, a group of 8 Soviet tanks rolled against the sector of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (mot). In the fighting which followed Unteroffizier Betz personally destroyed 6 of these in close combat. Already wounded in the thigh while defeating the 5th tank, he received fatal wounds while taking on the 6th one and succumbed to these a short while afterwards. He would later be awarded the Knight’s Cross for his success and sacrifice on the battlefield.

Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

Photo 1: Deathcards.com
Photo: Andrew Straube via Death-Cards.com
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1987.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Deathcard

Betz, Franz-Eugen

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen

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