Years of service 1934–45
1956–71 Service/branch German Army | Name Fritz Backhauss | |
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) Commands held III./Gebirgsjager-Regiment 13 Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Uman
Battle of the Caucasus
Kerch–Eltigen Operation
Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) Died March 7, 1971, Koblenz, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France | ||
Fritz Gustav Backhauss (9 February 1915 – 7 March 1971) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. 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 Backhauss was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in June 1945. In 1956 he joined the postwar Bundeswehr serving until his death on 7 March 1971 in a military hospital in Koblenz.
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