Fritz Biermeier

Fritz Biermeier
Born	19 May 1913 Augsburg, Germany
Died	11 October 1944(1944-10-11) (aged 31) Modlin, Poland
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1936–44
Rank	Sturmbannführer
Service number	NSDAP 4,137,044 SS 142,869
Unit	3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Fritz Biermeier (19 May 1913 — 11 October 1944) was a Sturmbannführer (Storm Unit Leader/Major) in the Waffen SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. He was born 19 May 1913 in Augsburg and after volunteering for the SS he was given the SS service number 142 869 and the NSDAP party number 4 137 044 and was a graduate of the SS Junker school at Braunschweig in 1937. He would go on to command the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd SS Panzer Regiment, 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf being awarded a posthumous Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (7 October 1941)
• Wound Badge in Silver
• Panzer Badge "25"
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 10 December 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmführer and leader of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"
  • 685th Oak Leaves on 26 December 1944 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the II./SS-Panzer-Regiment 3 "Totenkopf"

References

Bibliography

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