Friedrich Allmacher

Friedrich "Fritz" Allmacher
Nickname(s)	"Fritz"
Born	3 December 1914 Kaiserslautern
Died	26 December 1944(1944-12-26) (aged 30) Berzi, Latvia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–37 1939–44
Rank	Major of the Reserves
Commands held	Füsilier-Battalion (A.A.) 227
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Narva (1944) Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich "Fritz" Allmacher (3 December 1914 – 26 December 1944) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Friedrich Allmacher was killed on 26 December 1944 near Berzi, Latvia, in the Courland Pocket.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (17 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (2 December 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 26 November 1943 as Hauptmann in Grenadier-Regiment 366
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 366

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945