The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Leopold Bartl was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 after the Battle of Halbe. He was held until 1947.
Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (30 September 1939) 1st Class (25 June 1940) Wound Badge (1939) in Black in Silver General Assault Badge (23 March 1940) Crimea Shield German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 70 Eastern Front Medal (9 July 1942) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 November 1943 as Major and commander of Pionier-Bataillion 335.
