Lang, Joachim-Friedrich "Fritz"
- Date of birth:
- September 14th, 1899 (Montigny/Lorraine, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 16th, 1945 (Lochstedter Wald near Pillau/Easternprussia, Germany)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Pillau / Baltijsk
Plot: 1. Row: B. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
Fritz Lang was killed on APril 16th, 1945. At that moment he was Kommandeur 95. Infanterie-Division with the rank of Generalmajor.
His remains are supposed to be buried in an unknown grave at the German Cemetery Pillau/Baltijsk.
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 390, 215. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- June 14th, 1942
Name is written in Patzwall / Scherzer as Fritz.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 481, 256. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 4th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Korps-Abteilung H, Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 15th, 1944
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Scheibert, Horst. Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange der Kriegsmarine/ Die Inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere Leistung im Lukftkrieg. Friedberg, Ger.: Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0283-7
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- Awardholders / unit
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