Leopold Bartl

Leopold Bartl
Born	(1902-03-31)March 31, 1902
Died	4 April 1980(1980-04-04) (aged 78)
Place of birth	Rehberg, Austria
Place of death	Krems, Austria
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1925 - 1945
Rank	Major
Commands held	Pioneer-Battalion 335
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) Battle of the Seelow Heights Battle of Halbe
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Leopold Bartl (31 March 1902 – 4 April 1980) 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. Leopold Bartl was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 after the Battle of Halbe. He was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• General Assault Badge
• Crimea Shield
• Eastern Front Medal (28 August 1942)
• German Cross in Gold (14 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 November 1943 as Major and commander of Pioneer-Battalion 335

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com