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Fritz Bingemer

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Nickname(s)
  
"Fritz"

Name
  
Fritz Bingemer

Rank
  
Oberst

Years of service
  
1914–20 1934–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
11 January 1893 Pirmasens (
1893-01-11
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
Infanterie-Regiment 442

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus

Died
  
October 28, 1976, Pirmasens, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Battle of France

Dr. Friedrich "Fritz" Bingemer (11 January 1893 – 28 October 1976) was a highly decorated Oberst 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (23 December 1914)
  • 1st Class (10 June 1916)
  • Bavarian Military Merit Order
  • 4th Class with Swords (14 February 1915)
  • 4th Class with Crown and Swords (21 August 1917)
  • Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black (March 1918)
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (15 March 1935)
  • West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (24 June 1940)
  • Eastern Front Medal (6 August 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 4 September 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 442
  • Infantry Assault Badge (24 December 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 April 1943 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 442

    • References

    Fritz Bingemer Wikipedia
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