Josef August Fitz

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Rank Oberstleutnant Service/branch German Army, Luftwaffe		Years of service 1937–45 Name Josef-August Fitz

Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Died January 1, 1977, Innsbruck, Austria Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Josef-August Fitz (9 January 1910 - 1 January 1977) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (31 October 1939)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (29 September 1939)

1st Class (23 October 1942)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

in Gold (21 December 1942)

General Assault Badge (21 April 1941)

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

in Silver

Eastern Front Medal

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 11 December 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 74

511th Oak Leaves on 24 June 1944 as Major and commander of I./Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Goring"

References

Josef-August Fitz Wikipedia

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