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Clemens Betzel (9 June 1895 – 27 March 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the 4. Panzer-Division during World War II. He was a recipient of the Kight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He died of a shell splinter during the East Pomeranian Offensive.
Awards and decorations Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 September 1939) & 1st Class (10 October 1939)Thomas 1997, p. 42. German Cross in Gold on 11 March 1943 as Oberst in Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 103Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 40. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 5 September 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 4. Panzer-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 112. Oak Leaves on 11 March 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 4. Panzer-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 82.
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