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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Fritz Pliska

Years of service
  
1936–45

Playing position
  
Defender

Rank
  
Leutnant

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years
  
Team


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Born
  
20 December 1915
Gelsenkirchen

Unit
  
Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19

Battles/wars
  
World War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of MoscowBattle of KurskBattle of Kiev (1943)Kamenets-Podolsky pocketBattle of Radzymin (1944)

Died
  
August 28, 1995, Dulken, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Fritz Pliska (20 December 1915 – 28 August 1995) was a German footballer and coach in the German Bundesliga and in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. During World War II, he served as an officer in the Wehrmacht and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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Awards

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  • German Cross in Gold on 22 February 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 19

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