Ernst August Fricke

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Birth name Ernst-August Fricke Years of service 1935–43 Service/branch German Army		Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Ernst-August Fricke
Born 11 May 1914 Altona, Germany ( 1914-05-11 ) Rank Oberstleutnant (Posthumously) Commands held II. / Grenadier-Regiment 76 Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Siege of Leningrad Battle of Kursk Died November 9, 1943, Konigsberg Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of Belgium

Ernst-August Fricke (11 May 1911 – 9 November 1943) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ernst-August Fricke was wounded in August 1943 during the Battle of Kursk and died from his wounds on 9 November 1943 in Konigsberg, East Prussia. He was posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 30 November 1943.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (6 November 1939)

1st Class (24 July 1941)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

in Gold

Infantry Assault Badge

Eastern Front Medal (25 July 1942)

Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 June 1943)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 17 January 1942 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 76 (mot.)

341st Oak Leaves on 30 November 1943 as Major and commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76 (motorized)

References

Ernst-August Fricke Wikipedia

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