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Friedrich Lier

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Years of service
  
1930–45

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant

Name
  
Friedrich Lier

Service/branch
  
German Army


Born
  
22 May 1910 Mannheim-Rheinau, Germany (
1910-05-22
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Died
  
August 20, 1974, Enzklosterle, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
Grenadier-Regiment „Konig Karl“ (5. Wurttembergisches) Nr. 123, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

Friedrich Lier (22 May 1910 – 20 August 1974) was a German officer during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (10 July 1940)
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
  • Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
  • German Cross in Gold on 2 January 1942 as Oberleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment 121
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 3 November 1944 as Major and commander of Sturm-Bataillon AOK 6
  • (869th) Oak Leaves on 8 May 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of a Kampfgruppe in the 490. Infanterie-Division

    • References

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