Fritz Axtmann

Fritz Axtmann
Born 7 December 1914
Burglengenfeld
Died 13 September 1943(1943-09-13) (aged 28)
Kiev, Ukraine
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1933–1943
Rank Oberleutnant (Posthumously)
Unit Infanterie-Regiment 20
Battles/wars

World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Fritz Axtmann (7 December 1914 – 13 September 1943) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Fritz Axtmann died 13 September 1943 in a field hospital in Kiev. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations
  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 102.
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.

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