The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wilhelm Beuttel was killed on 24 March 1945 in Lütkenfürst, East Prussia in the Heiligenbeil Pocket. Iron Cross (1939) Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (7 October 1939) 1st Class (24 September 1940) Infantry Assault Badge Eastern Front Medal Close Combat Clasp in Bronze Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 March 1944) German Cross in Gold on 27 November 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves in the World War II/Grenadier-Regiment 45 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 March 1945 as Major of the Reserves and commander of World War II/Grenadier-Regiment 45.
