Karl Bieg

Karl Bieg
Born	13 September 1909 Hessental
Died	12 October 1993(1993-10-12) (aged 84) Weingarten
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1930–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 1 "Theodor Körner"
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Bieg (13 September 1909 – 12 October 1993) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Bieg was captured by American troops in May 1945, he was later handed over to British troops before being released in August 1945.

Awards and decorations

Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (17 June 1940)^[1]
- 1st Class (2 September 1941)^[1]
West Wall Medal (15 March 1940)^[2]
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver (25 September 1944)^[2]
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- in Silver (7 October 1944)^[2]
Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (11 November 1941)^[2]
Eastern Front Medal (31 August 1942)^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 868^[3]

References

Citations

1 2 3 Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 15.
1 2 3 4 5 Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 16.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 113.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1992). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 2: Bi–Bo [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 2: Bi–Bo] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3.

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