Fritz Bingemer

Dr. Friedrich "Fritz" Bingemer
Nickname(s)	"Fritz"
Born	11 January 1893 Pirmasens
Died	28 October 1976 (aged 83) Pirmasens
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1934–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 442
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dr. Friedrich "Fritz" Bingemer (11 January 1893 – 28 October 1976) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (23 December 1914)^[1]
  • 1st Class (10 June 1916)^[1]
• Bavarian Military Merit Order
  • 4th Class with Swords (14 February 1915)^[1]
  • 4th Class with Crown and Swords (21 August 1917)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black (March 1918)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (15 March 1935)^[1]
• West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)^[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (24 June 1940)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal (6 August 1942)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 4 September 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 442^[2]
• Infantry Assault Badge (24 December 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 April 1943 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 442^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 47.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 43.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 113.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1992). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 2: Bi–Bo [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 2: Bi–Bo] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945