Fritz Wentzell
Appearance
Fritz Wentzell | |
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Born | 29 April 1899 Kassel |
Died | 1 April 1948 Bad Nauheim | (aged 48)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service | Army |
Years of service | 1917–20 1924–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Unit | 10th Army Army Group G Army Group C |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Fritz Wentzell (29 April 1899 – 1 April 1948) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1944 as Generalmajor and chief of the general staff of the 10. Armee[1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 359.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1948 deaths
- Military personnel from Kassel
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Prussian Army personnel
- German prisoners of war in World War II
- German Army generals of World War II