Walter Fries

Walter Fries
Walter Fries
Born	22 April 1894; Gusternhain (Breitscheid, Hesse)
Died	6 August 1982 (aged 88); Weilburg / Lahn
Allegiance	German Empire ; Weimar Republic); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1912–45
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands held	29th Panzergrenadier Division; XXXXVI Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Walter Fries (22 April 1894 – 6 August 1982) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class^[1]
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 September 1939) & 1st Class (9 October 1939)^[1]
Eastern Front Medal (18 July 1942)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 9 October 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 87 (mot.)^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 87 (mot.)^[3]
- Oak Leaves on 29 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division^[3]
- Swords on 11 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division^[3]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c Wegmann 2010, p. 245.
^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 124.
^ ^a ^b ^c Scherzer 2007, p. 321.

Bibliography

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Wegmann, Günter (2010). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 7: Fl–Fu [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 7: Fl–Fu] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2380-1.

Military offices
Preceded by 29. Infanterie-Division	Commander of 29 Panzergrenadier Division 1 March 1943 – 5 March 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Dr. rer. pol. Dr. jur. Hans Boelsen
Preceded by Generalleutnant Dr. rer. pol. Dr. jur. Hans Boelsen	Commander of 29 Panzergrenadier Division 20 March 1943 – 24 August 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Dr. Fritz Polack
Preceded by General der Artillerie Maximilian Felzmann	Commander of XXXXVI. Panzerkorps 20 September 1944 – 19 January 1945	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Martin Gareis

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[Wegmann_p245-1] Wegmann 2010, p. 245.

[2] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 124.

[Scherzer_p321-3] Scherzer 2007, p. 321.

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of 29th Infantry Division
Staff	Walter von Boltenstern Gerhard Franz Walter Fries¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Max Fremerey Willibald von Langermann und Erlencamp² (Oak Leaves)
Units	Hans Hecker Helmut Meitzel Fritz Polack Wilhelm Thomas Max Ulich Walter Wessel (Oak Leaves)

Walter Fries

Born	(1894-04-22)22 April 1894 Gusternhain (Breitscheid, Hesse)
Died	6 August 1982(1982-08-06) (aged 88) Weilburg / Lahn
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1912–45
Rank	General der Panzertruppe
Commands held	29th Panzergrenadier Division XXXXVI Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 36th Infantry Division
Hans Gollnick (Oak Leaves) Georg Lindemann¹ (Oak Leaves) Otto-Ernst Ottenbacher Walter Fries² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Carl Casper Alexander Conrady (Oak Leaves)
¹ Oak Leaves with 18th Army ² Oak Leaves and Swords with the 29th Panzergrenadier-Division