Fritz Vehse

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Fritz Vehse
Born	(1924-04-23) 23 April 1924 Berlin
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1942–1945
Rank	Gefreiter
Unit	3. / Pionier-Battaillon, 342nd Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class

Fritz Vehse (born 23 April 1924) is a former Gefreiter in the Wehrmacht during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. This was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

External links

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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.

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 342nd Infantry Division

Stab	Heinrich Nickel¹ (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 697	Walter Langert Herbert Schüler Alfred Staubach Josef Weiter

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 698	Franz Drolshagen Hans Gewehr Ernst Hoffmann Johann Holstein Hans Katzenmeier Erwin Lange Heinrich Nelles Ernst Schneck

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 699	Karl Schulz

Divisions-Gruppe 330 (formerly 330th Infantry Division assigned since November 1943 with Regiments-Gruppe 554 and 555)	Wilhelm von Rüden Karl Kleeberger Walter Hansen

Artillerie-Regiment 342	Albert Stimmer

Schnelle Abteilung 342	Rudolf Schneider

Pionier-Bataillon 342	Fritz Vehse

¹ Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 26 (30th Infantry Division)

Persondata
Name	Vehse, Fritz
Alternative names
Short description	Recipient of the Knight's Cross
Date of birth	24 April 1924
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Date of death
Place of death

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