Fritz-Hubert Gräser

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Fritz-Hubert Gräser
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Fritz-Hubert Gräser
Born (1888-01-03)3 January 1888
Frankfurt (Oder), Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
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Göttingen, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Wehrmacht
Years of service 1907–45
Rank General der Panzertruppe
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Fritz-Hubert Gräser (3 January 1888 – 4 November 1960) was a German officer. Having served in World War I, he was a general during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Early life and career

Gräser was born on 3 January 1888 in Frankfurt (Oder), at the time in the Province of Brandenburg, a province of the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the son of Hauptmann (Captain) Ernst Gräser, later a Generalleutnant and commander of the 41st Division during World War I.[1]

Awards

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording Direct English translation
9 September 1944 (addendum) Im Weichselbrückenkopf, westlich Baranow, haben die unter dem Oberbefehl des Generals der Panzertruppen Balck, und dem Befehl der Generale der Panzertruppen Breith und Gräser sowie des Generals der Infanterie Recknagel stehenden Truppen im vergangenen Monat den Durchbruch massierter sowjetischer Kräfte vereitelt und den feindlichen Brückenkopf durch erfolgreiche Gegenangriffe eingeengt.[12] In the Vistula bridgehead west of Baranov, troops under the command in chief of General of Panzer Troops Balck, and commanded by the Generals of Panzer Troops Breith and Gräser as well as the General of the Infantry Recknagel prevented the break out last month of massed Soviet forces and narrowed the enemy bridgehead by counterattacks successfully.

Notes

  1. According to Von Seemen as commander of Infanterie-Regiment 29.[6]
  2. Fritz-Hubert Gräser's nomination by the troop was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Personnel Office) on 29 April 1945. General Ernst Maisel noted: "I approve the nomination! 30 April". The nomination list for the higher grades of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross only notes the nomination entry date as 29 April 1945. There is no indication that the award was granted. The paperwork was not finalized by the end of the war. The Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) claims that the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The sequential number "154" and presentation date were assigned by the AKCR.[11]

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Military offices
Preceded by
none
Commander of 3. Panzergrenadier-Division
1 March 1943 – March 1944
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Hans Hecker
Preceded by
General der Panzertruppen Walther Nehring
Commander of XLVIII Panzer Corps
19 August 1944 – 20 September 1944
Succeeded by
General der Panzertruppen Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Edelsheim
Preceded by
General der Panzertruppen Hermann Balck
Commander of 4. Panzer-Armee
21 September 1944 – 8 May 1945
Succeeded by
none


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