Fritz Wentzell

Fritz Wentzell
Fritz Wentzell
Born	29 April 1899; Kassel
Died	1 April 1948 (aged 48); Bad Nauheim
Allegiance	German Empire ; Weimar Republic ; Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1917–20; 1924–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Unit	10th Army; Army Group G; Army Group C
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Fritz Wentzell (29 April 1899 – 1 April 1948) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1944 as Generalmajor and chief of the general staff of the 10. Armee[1]

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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 None	Chief of Staff of the 10. Armee August 1943 – 30 November 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Dietrich Beelitz
Preceded by Generalmajor Helmut Staedke	Chief of Staff of Heeresgruppe G 30 March 1945 – April 1945	Succeeded by None
Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Hans Röttiger	Chief of Staff of Heeresgruppe C 29 April 1945 – 2 May 1945	Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Hans Röttiger

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