Walter Fries
{{Short description|German general (1894–1982)}}
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|death_date={{death date and age|1982|8|6|1894|4|22|df=y}}
|birth_place= Gusternhain (Breitscheid, Hesse)
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|allegiance= German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
|branch=German Army
|serviceyears=1912–1945
|rank=General der Panzertruppe
|commands=29th Panzergrenadier Division
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|awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
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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 ClassWegmann 2010, p. 245.
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 September 1939) & 1st Class (9 October 1939)
- Eastern Front Medal (18 July 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 9 October 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 87 (mot.)Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 124.
- 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.)Scherzer 2007, p. 321.
- Oak Leaves on 29 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division
- Swords on 11 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division
References
Citations
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Bibliography
{{Refbegin}}
- {{Cite book
|last1=Patzwall
|first1=Klaus D.
|last2=Scherzer
|first2=Veit
|year=2001
|title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
|trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
|language=German
|location=Norderstedt, Germany
|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
}}
- {{Cite book
|last=Scherzer
|first=Veit
|year=2007
|title=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
|trans-title=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
|language=German
|location=Jena, Germany
|publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
}}
- {{Cite book
|last=Wegmann
|first=Günter
|year=2010
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 7: Fl–Fu
|trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 7: Fl–Fu
|language=German
|location=Osnabrück, Germany
|publisher=Biblio-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-7648-2380-1
}}
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{{succession box|
before=29. Infanterie-Division||
after=Generalleutnant Dr. rer. pol. Dr. jur. Hans Boelsen|
title= Commander of 29 Panzergrenadier Division|
years=1 March 1943 – 5 March 1943
}}
{{succession box|
before=Generalleutnant Dr. rer. pol. Dr. jur. Hans Boelsen|
after=Generalleutnant Dr. Fritz Polack|
title= Commander of 29 Panzergrenadier Division|
years=20 March 1943 – 24 August 1944
}}
{{succession box|
before=General der Artillerie Maximilian Felzmann|
after=General der Infanterie Martin Gareis|
title= Commander of XXXXVI. Panzerkorps|
years=20 September 1944 – 19 January 1945
}}
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{{Knight's Cross recipients of the 36th ID}}
{{Knight's Cross recipients of the 29th ID}}
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Category:Military personnel from Hesse
Category:Generals of Panzer Troops
Category:German Army personnel of World War I
Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross
Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Category:German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States