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Fritz Hertzsch

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Years of service
  
1912–41

Name
  
Fritz Hertzsch

Service/branch
  
German Army

Rank
  
Generalmajor

Died
  
July 15, 1941

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa †

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
2. Hannoversches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 77

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Fritz Hertzsch (15 June 1892 – 15 July 1941) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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. Fritz Hertzsch was killed on 15 July 1941 near Kutjany, Russia. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 8 August 1941.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry (24 March 1915)
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 77

    • References

    Fritz Hertzsch Wikipedia
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