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Fritz Hubert Gräser

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Service/branch
  
Wehrmacht

Years of service
  
1907–45

Name
  
Fritz-Hubert Graser


Fritz-Hubert Graser

Born
  
3 January 1888 Frankfurt (Oder), Kingdom of Prussia (
1888-01-03
)

Died
  
4 November 1960(1960-11-04) (aged 72) Gottingen, Germany

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

Rank
  
General der Panzertruppe

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II

Fritz-Hubert Gräser (3 January 1888 – 4 November 1960) was a German general (General der Panzertruppe) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

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Biography

During World War I, he served alongside the Austro-Hungarian Army and was part of the staff of Army Group Archduke Karl.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (16 September 1914) & 1st Class (9 October 1916)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 September 1939) & 1st Class (23 October 1939)
  • German Cross in Gold on 8 February 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 29
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 19 July 1940 Oberst and commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 29 (motorized)
  • Oak Leaves on 26 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 3. Panzergrenadier-Division
  • Swords on 8 May 1945 as als General der Panzertruppe and commanding officer of the 4. Panzerarmee
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (9 September 1944)

    • References

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