Fritz Below Military person

Dr.-Ing. Fritz Wilhelm Johann Below (18 March 1909 – 30 August 1959) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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.

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allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket
Operation Weserübung
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandGrenadier-Regiment 669
service start1935
service end1945

Fritz Below on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/B/Below-Fritz-Dr-Ing.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/28315