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Albert Frey (SS officer)

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Role
  
SS officer

Years of service
  
1933–45

Battles and wars
  
Battles/wars
  
Service/branch
  
Name
  
Albert Frey


Albert Frey (SS officer) SS Standartefhrer Albert Frey suicide 90 years old WW2 Gravestone


Born
  
16 February 1913Heidelberg, Grand Duchy of Baden (
1913-02-16
)

Rank
  
Standartenfuhrer (Colonel)

Commands held
  
9th Company LSSAH1st Company LSSAH3rd Grenadier Battalion LSSAH1st Battalion, 1st Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH1st SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment LSSAH1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak LeavesIron Cross 1st ClassIron Cross 2nd ClassGerman Cross in GoldInfantry Assault Clasp in BronzeWinter War Medal 1941/42Wound Badge in BronzeSudetenland MedalSS Honour Ring

Died
  
September 1, 2003, Heilbronn, Germany

Albert Frey (16 February 1913 – 1 September 2003) was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. He commanded the SS Division Leibstandarte during World War II.

Albert Frey (SS officer) SS Standartefhrer Albert Frey suicide 90 years old WW2 Gravestone

Awards and decorations

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  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 September 1939) & 1st Class (30 June 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 17 November 1941 as SS-Hauptsturmführer in the III./Bataillon LSSAH
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 3 March 1943 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment LSSAH
  • Oak Leaves on 20 December 1943 as SS-Obersturmbannführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 LSSAH
  • References

    Albert Frey (SS officer) Wikipedia