Friedrich Adrario

Friedrich Adrario

Born	29 November 1918 (1918-11-29) (age 93) Piedicolle
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany (to 1945) Second Austrian Republic
Service/branch	Heer Bundesheer
Years of service	1937–1945 1954–1983
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundesheer)
Commands held	Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 272
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Siege of Warsaw (1939) Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Operation Overlord Battle for Caen Operation Atlantic Battle of Verrières Ridge Operation Spring Battle of Hürtgen Forest
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Adrario (born 29 November 1918) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and Generalmajor in the Bundesheer. 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. Friedrich Adrario was captured by American troops in 1945. After the war he joined the postwar Bundesheer retiring in 1983 as a General Major.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- in Silver
Eastern Front Medal
General Assault Badge
German Cross in Gold (6 May 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 26 December 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 272 ^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 98.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients in the Bundesheer

Friedrich Adrario • Leopold Bartl • Karl Bleckl • Friedrich Blond • Hervard Braunegg • Hermann Buchner • Hermann Deisenberger • Leopold Fellerer • Ferdinand Foltin • Georg von Gaupp-Berghausen • Wilhelm von Goriany • Julius Grund • Leopold Hackl • Josef Haiböck • Ludwig Hammer • Ernst Hess • Johannes Hirn • Herbert Hodurek • Herbert von Hoffer • Anton Holzinger • Josef Hyza • Herbert Jaschke • Josef Knotzer • Franz-Josef Kohout • Alois Lindmayr • Anton Mader • Ernst Nobis (Oak Leaves) • Artur Pipan • Hubert Pölz (Oak Leaves) • Alexander Raab • Paul-Hubert Rauh • Hans Rohr • Theodor Rossiwall • Karl Ruef • Heinrich Scharff • Viktor Schönbeck • Karl Selinger • Rudolf Seyrl • Kurt Sochatzy • Josef Trausnitz • Karl von Wohlgemuth • Franz Zejdlik • Gerhard Zoppoth

Persondata
Name	Adrario, Friedrich
Alternative names
Short description	German soldier and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	29 November 1918
Place of birth	Piedicolle, Italy
Date of death
Place of death