Fritz Petersen

Fritz Petersen
Born	29 November 1909 Münster
Died	1 September 1946 (aged 36) St. Mauritz
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberwachtmeister
Unit	Flak-Regiment 4
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Fritz Petersen (29 November 1909 – 1 September 1946) was a highly decorated Oberwachtmeister in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 16 November 1942 as Wachtmeister and Geschützführer in the 6./Flak-Regiment 4 (mot.)^[1]
  • 438th Oak Leaves on 26 March 1944 as Wachtmeister and Geschützführer in the 6./Flak-Regiment 4^[2]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 274.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 69.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945