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Service/branch
  
Heer

Years of service
  
1912–45

Name
  
Walter Fries


Walter Fries

Born
  
22 April 1894 Gusternheim/Dillkreis (
1894-04-22
)

Died
  
6 August 1982(1982-08-06) (aged 88) Weilburg an der Lahn

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

Rank
  
General der Panzertruppe

Commands held
  
29th Panzergrenadier Division XXXXVI. Armeekorps

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Walter Fries (22 April 1894 – 6 August 1982) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

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Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 September 1939) & 1st Class (9 October 1939)
  • Eastern Front Medal (18 July 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 9 October 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 87 (mot.)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 87 (mot.)
  • Oak Leaves on 29 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division
  • Swords on 11 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division

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