Fritz Hertzsch

Fritz Hertzsch
Born	15 June 1892
Died	15 July 1941 (aged 49)
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–41
Rank	Generalmajor
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Fritz Hertzsch (15 June 1892 – 15 July 1941) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Hertzsch was killed on 15 July 1941 during Operation Barbarossa. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 8 August 1941.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 77^[1]

Notes

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 186.

References

• 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.