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Herrlein, Friedrich

Date of birth:
April 27th, 1889 (Ehrenbreitstein/Rhine Province, Germany)
Date of death:
July 28th, 1974 (Gießen/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:
Kommandeur 18.Infanterie-Division (mot.)
Awarded on:
September 22nd, 1941
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • Photo 1: Willi Schumacher collection
  • Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
  • - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
    - Kursietis, Andris J., The Wehrmacht at War 1939-1945, Aspekt, The Netherlands, 1999
    - Engelmann, J., Die 18. Infanterie- und Panzergrenadier-Division 1934-1945, Nebel Verlag GmbH, Eggolsheim, Deutschland, 2004
    - Axis Biographical Research

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