Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)