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Fricke, Kurt
Fricke, Kurt
Date of birth:
November 8th, 1889 (Berlin/Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
May 2nd, 1945 (Berlin/Prussia, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Vapaudenristin 1.luokka rintatähtineen (VR 1 rt)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Vizeadmiral (Rear-admiral)
Awarded on:
March 25th, 1942
Awarded with swords.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Admiral (Vice-admiral)
Unit:
Chef des Stabes der Seekriegsleitung / Oberkommando der Marine
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1942
Awarded for his command achievements as the Chef des Stabes der Seekriegsleitung.
Sources
Photo 1: Willi Schumacher
Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
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DÖRR, MANFRED, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehmacht 1939–1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1995
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- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
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