(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Karl Britzelmayr
Born: 26 May 1894 in Passau
Died: 09 Mar 1968 in Landshut
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (01 Oct 1913); Fähnrich (26 Jun 1914); Leutnant (20 Oct 1914); Oberleutnant (06 Apr 1918); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1934); Major (01 Aug 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Dec 1940); Oberst (01 Jun 1942); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Aug 1913)
Two Year Volunteer/Fahnenjunker in the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1913-08 Aug 1914)
In the Field as Officer-Deputy in 5the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (09 Aug 1914-27 Aug 1914)
Severely wounded, in hospital (27 Aug 1914-26 Apr 1915)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (26 Apr 1915-17 May 1915)
Company-Officer in the Recruitment-Depot I of the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (17 May 1915-01 Oct 1915)
Battalions-Adjutant in the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1915-04 Feb 1916)
Transferred to the 3rd Replacement-MG-Company of the I. Bavarian Army-Corps (04 Feb 1916-23 Aug 1916)
Company-Leader in the 26th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (23 Aug 1916-18 Jan 1917)
Transferred to the 1st Replacement-MG-Company of the I. Bavarian Army-Corps (18 Jan 1917-01 Apr 1917)
Adjutant with the Command of the MG-Replacement-Troop of the I. Bavarian Army-Corps (01 Apr 1917-18 Feb 1918)
Bureau-Officer with Army High Command 19 and Personal Ordinance-Officer to Prince Oskar von Preußen (18 Feb 1918-18 Dec 1918)
Transferred back to the 16th Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (18 Dec 1918-17 Jun 1919)
Retired (17 Jun 1919)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Landshut (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 62nd Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Detached to Course for Company-Chiefs of MG-Units in Döberitz (18 Nov 1936-02 Dec 1936)
Transferred to the Regiments-Staff of the 62nd Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-09 Feb 1939)
Detached to the Inspection of the West-Fortifications (30 Jun 1938-23 Nov 1938)
Detached to Course for Staff-Officers with the Infantry-Commander 7, Munich (29 Nov 1938-14 Dec 1938)
Director of the Reconnaissance-Staff in the Area of the Fortress-Commander Glogau (09 Feb 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 179th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-04 Jun 1940)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 179th Infantry-Regiment (04 Jun 1940-31 Jul 1940)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 179th Infantry-Regiment (31 Jul 1940-03 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 690th Infantry-Regiment (03 Nov 1940-18 Nov 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (18 Nov 1940-05 Apr 1941)
At the same time, Detached to the Staff of the Infantry-Courses with the 71st Infantry-Division (22 Nov 1940-25 Mar 1941)
Transferred to the Staff of the 62nd Infantry-Replacement-Battalion (05 Apr 1941-01 May 1941)
Transferred for Service for Suitability-Tests with the VII. Army-Corps (01 May 1941-07 Oct 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 217th Infantry-Regiment (07 Oct 1941-01 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 217th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1942-16 Dec 1942)
Delegated with the Temporary-Leadership of the 57th Infantry-Division (16 Dec 1942-15 Jan 1943)
Commander of the 217th Grenadier-Regiment (15 Jan 1943-20 Aug 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Aug 1943-15 Sep 1943)
Detached to Company-Leaders-School in Sissonne (15 Sep 1943-16 Oct 1943)
Commander of the Company-Leaders-School in Sissonne (16 Oct 1943-25 Apr 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Apr 1944-20 Sep 1944)
Detached to the 11th Division-Leaders-Course (01 May 1944-05 Jun 1944)
Detached to Army-Group D for use as a Divisional Commander (08 Jun 1944-10 Sep 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 347th Security-Division (20 Sep 1944-23 Nov 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 19th Volksgrenadier-Division (23 Nov 1944-01 Dec 1944)
Commander of the 19th Volksgrenadier-Division (01 Dec 1944-30 Apr 1945)
In US captivity (30 Apr 1945-04 Jun 1947)
Released (04 Jun 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (844): am 02.02.1942 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiments 217
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 09.06.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Grenadier-Regiments 217
- 1914 EK I: 22.10.1918
- 1914 EK II: 26.10.1914
- Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz: 28.04.1918
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern: 00.00.1924
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 22.02.1935
- Österr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Spange zum EK I: 09.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 06.10.1939
- Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen: 20.04.1940
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 28.07.1942


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