Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit Infanterie-Regiment 20 Service/branch German Army | Years of service 1933–43 Name Fritz Axtmann | |
Rank Oberleutnant (Posthumously) Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Siege of Warsaw (1939)
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Kursk Died September 13, 1943, Kiev, Ukraine Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Siege of Warsaw | ||
Fritz Axtmann (7 December 1914 – 13 September 1943) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Fritz Axtmann died 13 September 1943 in a field hospital in Kiev. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant.
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