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Fritzsche, August Franz Anton Hans

Date of birth:
April 21st, 1900 (Bochum, German Empire)
Date of death:
September 27th, 1953 (Cologne, West Germany)
Service number:
NSDAP-nr.: 2 637 146
Nationality:
German

Biography

1933: Head of news in the press department in the Propagandaministerium.
1938: Deputy of "German Press" department in the Propagandaministerium (later head).
November 1942: Head of the broadcasting department in the Propagandaministerium.
October 1942 - 1945: Ministerialdirektor in the Propagandaministerium.

Fritzsche signed the unconditional declaration of surrender for Berlin on May 2, 1945, presumably the most senior government official in the city.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1.Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Fritzsche served a short period of service on the Eastern Front in a propaganda company.
(Allgemeines) Sturmabzeichen (ohne zahlen), I.Stufe
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda
Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP

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