Fritz Feßmann
Fritz Feßmann
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Born | (1913-12-25)25 December 1913 Urbach |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. near Tilsit |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1935–44 |
Rank | Major of the Reserves |
Commands held | Panzer-AufklAbt 5 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (posthumous) |
Fritz Feßmann (25 December 1913 – 11 October 1944) was a German officer serving during World War II and recipient of the coveted 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.
Feßmann was killed in action on 11 October 1944. He had just debarked from his vehicle when a Soviet shell exploded before him, throwing him back into the vehicle and killing him instantly. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and promoted to Major of the Reserves.
Awards
- Wound Badge in Silver
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 27 October 1941 as Leutnant of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) of the 1./Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 7[2]
- 170th Oak Leaves on 4 January 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 1./Kradschützen-Bataillon 64[3]
- 103rd Swords on 23 October 1944 (posthumous) as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of the Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5[4]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht
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Bibliography
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- Frey, Gerhard; Herrmann, Hajo: Helden der Wehrmacht III - Unsterbliche deutsche Soldaten (in German). München, Germany: FZ-Verlag GmbH, 2007. ISBN 978-3-924309-82-4.
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 4th Panzer Division
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Panzer-Regiment 35 |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 12 |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 33 |
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Panzerartillerie-Regiment 103 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 49 |
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Kradschützen-Bataillon 34 |
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Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 7 |
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Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4 | ||
Panzerpionier-Bataillon 79 | ||
1 Knight's Cross with the 29th Infantry Division. 2 Oak Leaves with the 3rd Panzergruppe, Swords with 3rd Panzer Army. 3 Diamonds with the AOK Ostpreußen. 4 Oak Leaves with the 14th Infantry Division 5 Oak Leaves with the 3rd Panzer Division, Swords with the III Panzer Corps. 6 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 35, Oak Leaves with the 5. Panzer-Brigade. 7 Oak Leaves with Panzer-Regiment 15 (11th Panzer Division). 8 Oak Leaves with the 26th Panzer Division. 9 Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 69 (10th Panzer Division), Swords and Diamonds with the 7th Panzer Division. 10 Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 (12th Panzer Division). 11 Oak Leaves with Kradschützen-Bataillon 64 (14th Panzer Division), Swords with Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5 (5th Panzer Division).
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Panzer Division
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 13 |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 14 | ||
Panzerartillerie-Regiment 116 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 53 | ||
Kradschützen-Bataillon 55 | ||
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 5 |
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Panzerpionier-Bataillon 89 | ||
Feldersatz-Bataillon 116 | ||
1 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 3 (2nd Panzer Division), Swords with the XXXIX. Panzerkorps 2 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 23 3 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 7, Oak Leaves with Kradschützen-Bataillon 64
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