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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
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Male
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Birth:
27 October 1916(Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Death:
11 October 1996(Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Germany)
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Biography
Introduction
Herbert Fritz (27 October 1916 – 11 October 1996) was a German general in the Bundeswehr. During World War II, he served as an officer in the Wehrmacht and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1942 as Leutnant in the 4./MG-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1944 as Hauptmann and chief of the 16./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13