The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Britzelmayr was captured by American troops in April 1945, he was released in 1947. Iron Cross (1914) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (26 October 1914) 1st Class (22 October 1918) Wound Badge (1914) in Black (28 April 1918) Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (22 February 1935) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (6 October 1939) 1st Class (9 June 1940) West Wall Medal (20 April 1940) Eastern Front Medal (28 July 1942) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 February 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 217 German Cross in Gold on 9 June 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 217.
