Fritz Klasing
Appearance
Fritz Klasing | |
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Born | Bielefeld | 23 December 1891
Died | 29 April 1966 Münster | (aged 74)
Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
Service | Heer |
Years of service | 1913–20, 1935–45 |
Rank | Oberst |
Unit | 102nd Infantry Division |
Commands | 58th Infantry Division |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Fritz Klasing (23 December 1891 – 29 April 1966) was a German officer (Oberst) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who briefly led the 58th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (2 October 1914) & 1st Class (28 November 1917)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 May 1942) & 1st Class (27 August 1942)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 1 November 1943 as Major in Divisions-Bataillon 134[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 12 August 1944 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 446[3]
- 745th Oak Leaves on 19 February 1945 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 232[3]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 24 January 1944
References
Citations
Bibliography
- 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.
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