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Fritz Fechner

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Fritz Fechner

Years of service
  
1934–45 1956–72

Died
  
6 April 1990(1990-04-06) (aged 76) Thalheim

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
III./Panzer-Regiment 23

Grindelwald Ties


Fritz Fechner (16 December 1913 – 6 April 1990) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst 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.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (21 June 1940)
  • Panzer Badge
  • Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants
  • German Cross in Gold (5 November 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1943 as Major and commander of the III./Panzer-Regiment 23
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (2 August 1942)
  • References

    Fritz Fechner Wikipedia