Meyer, Fritz (Oberbaustab 7)
- Date of birth:
- December 23rd, 1893 (Hechthausen/Hannover, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 17th, 1954 (Wiesbaden/Hesse, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
1st March 1926: Hauptmann (RDA 35);
?: Major;
1st January 1937: Oberstleutnant;
1st October 1939: Oberst;
1st April 1943: Generalmajor.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur Obarbaustab 7
- Awarded on:
- April 6th, 1943
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 14.04.1943) describes why Meyer was awarded the Knight’s Cross…
“Generalmajor Meyer defended a strongpoint near Voronezh with a Kampfgruppe that was primarily composed of construction troops. Thereafter he and his men broke out of the enemy’s encirclement ring around the strongpoint.”
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