Fritz von Below

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Fritz Wilhelm Theodor Karl von Below (1853 - 1918) was a commander in the German Army during the First World War.

Below commanded the Eight Army after Hindenburg from 1914 to 1918 and the Second Army at the beginning of the Somme offensive in 1916. He was awarded the Pour le Mérite medal on 16 February 1915.

He was the cousin of Otto von Below, another German commander during the war.

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