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Fritz Burkhardt

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1938–45

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 417

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Name
  
Fritz Burkhardt

Died
  
26 December 2002(2002-12-26) (aged 82) Unknown

Fritz Burkhardt (22 March 1920 – 26 December 2002) 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Anschluss Medal (6 February 1940)
  • Sudetenland Medal (20 February 1940)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (8 October 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (14 February 1942)
  • in Silver (27 January 1944)
  • in Gold (2 January 1945)
  • Eastern Front Medal (7 August 1942)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (20 October 1941)
  • Crimea Shield (30 December 1942)
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (18 June 1944)
  • in Silver (15 March 1945)
  • German Cross in Gold (17 September 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 April 1945 as Oberleutnant and Chef 8./Grenadier-Regiment 417

    • References

    Fritz Burkhardt Wikipedia
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