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Fritz Biermeier

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Died
  
October 11, 1944, Modlin

Service/branch
  
Waffen-SS

Years of service
  
1936–44

Name
  
Fritz Biermeier

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Rank
  
Sturmbannfuhrer

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Service number
  
NSDAP 4,137,044 SS 142,869

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Unit
  
3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf

Fritz Biermeier (19 May 1913 — 11 October 1944) was a Sturmbannfuhrer (Storm Unit Leader/Major) in the Waffen SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. He was born 19 May 1913 in Augsburg and after volunteering for the SS he was given the SS service number 142 869 and the NSDAP party number 4 137 044 and was a graduate of the SS Junker school at Braunschweig in 1937. He would go onto command the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd SS Panzer Regiment, 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf being awarded a posthumous Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (7 October 1941)
  • Wound Badge in Silver
  • Panzer Badge "25"
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 10 December 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer and leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"
  • 685th Oak Leaves on 26 December 1944 as SS-Sturmbannfuhrer and commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"

    • References

    Fritz Biermeier Wikipedia
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