Fritz Warnecke
Friedrich "Fritz" Warnecke (25 November 1898 – 4 May 1968) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Friedrich "Fritz" Warnecke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1898 Burgdorf, Hanover |
| Died | 4 May 1968 (aged 69) Ronnenberg |
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small} .svg.png){kind=small} .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1916–21 1936–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | 62nd Volksgrenadier Division 256. Volksgrenadier-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 January 1943 as Major and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 517[1]
gollark: Reading about this sort of thing often makes me feel better about my own programming projects.
gollark: Mostly you can, *after* you've downloaded the packages.
gollark: It's because pulling in external dependencies is more convenient than having to program everything yourself or whatever, although npm has gone too far with `is-number` and `is-thirteen` and whatever.
gollark: That's possible, yes. Most Node.js applications use a lot of packages, because npm.
gollark: Most communication already isn't done by satellites, but tons of stuff relies on GPS - not even just for navigation, I think phone towers and stuff use it for timing too.
References
Citations
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 354.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Generalmajor Gerhard Franz |
Commander of 256. Volksgrenadier-Division April 945 – May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.