Friedrich Banach Military person

Friedrich Banach (2 January 1916 – 13 March 1943) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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 Banach was killed on 13 March 1943 in Zaporizhia, Ukraine.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 02, 1916
Birth place
Germany , Gelsenkirchen
Date of deathMarch 13, 1943
Place of death
Ukraine , Zaporizhia

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Battle of Stalingrad
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
German occupation of Czechoslovakia
Battle of Brody (1941)
World War II
Battle of France
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Battle of Rostov (1941)
Battle of Uman
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
service start1937
service end1943

Friedrich Banach on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/B/Ba/Banach-Friedrich.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/1612