Fritz Petersen Military person

Fritz Petersen (29 November 1909 – 1 September 1946) was a highly decorated Oberwachtmeister in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 29, 1909
Birth place
Germany , Münster
Date of deathSeptember 01, 1946
Place of death
Germany , Münster

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany (to 1945)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II
Battle of France
military branch
Luftwaffe

Fritz Petersen on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/P/PetersenF.htm
  2. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Luftwaffe/P/Petersen-Fritz.htm