Albert Frey (SS officer)

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Role SS officer Years of service 1933–45 Battles and wars World War II		Battles/wars World War II Service/branch Waffen-SS Name Albert Frey


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 Unit 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler

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

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