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|serviceyears=1933–44
|rank=[[File:SS-Brigadeführer Collar Rank.svg|40px]] [[Brigadeführer]]
|servicenumber=[[NSDAP]] #816,769<br/>[[SS]] #21,518
|commands=[[File:12SSHJinsig.svg|21px]] [[12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend]]
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'''Fritz Witt''' (27 May 1908 – 14 June 1944) was a [[Germany|German]] general in the [[
==Early life – Pre-war SS service==
In On 9 May 1934, Witt was promoted to SS-Obersturmführer, and soon after took command of the third company of SS-Standartenführer [[Felix Steiner|Felix Steiner's]]
Witt's SS-Standarte (mot) ''Deutschland'' was subordinated to [[German Panzer Division Kempf|Panzer-Verband ''Kempf'']], based in East Prussia.
==Early war campaigns==
On 1 September 1939, at the
Witt led his battalion through the [[Fall Gelb|Invasion of France]]. For his actions during the campaign, Witt was awarded the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] ({{Lang|de|''Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes''}}) on 4 September 1940. On 16 October, Witt was transferred to the [[Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler|Infanterie-Regiment (mot.) ''Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler'']], where he took command of III. Battalion.
==Balkans – Barbarossa==
Witt
On 10 April, Witt's battalion was reinforced with artillery and a battery of [[88 mm gun|88mm Flak 18s]] and renamed ''[[Kampfgruppe]] Witt''. The unit was given the task of clearing resistance from the Klidi Pass, just south of [[Vevi]] and opening the way to the heart of [[Greece]]. The pass was defended by a hastily-assembled [[Australia]]n-[[United Kingdom|British]]-[[New Zealand]]-Greek force, under an Australian, Maj. Gen. [[Iven Giffard Mackay|Iven Mackay]]. Witt's unit was [[Battle of Vevi (World War II)|engaged in heavy fighting for three days]] before the pass fell. Witt's brother, Franz Witt, fell in the fighting.
After the conclusion of the Balkan campaign Witt remained in command of I.Battalion. The ''Leibstandarte'', now upgraded to a division, was to take part in the advance into Russia as a part of [[Army Group South]]. Witt's Battalion was first committed to action in August 1941, when the division was transferred to [[1st Panzer Group|Panzergruppe 1]], and engaged in the encirclement
Witt's unit now moved south, to join the
In November, the ''Leibstandarte'' was transferred back to Panzergruppe 1 and took part in the heavy fighting for the city of [[Rostov
==Paris – Kharkov==
In the early months of 1942, Witt's battalion continued defensive actions along the Mius. In May 1942, the division went back on the offensive and Witt's battalion was again committed to action in the recapture of Rostov
The ''Leibstandarte'' was to be reformed as a [[Panzergrenadier]] division. For refitting and training, the division was ordered to the [[Normandy]] area in Northern France
In January 1943, the reformed SS Panzergrenadier Division ''Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler''
Witt's 1st SS Panzergrenadier Regiment was stationed in the outskirts of Kharkov, and in early February engaged the Soviet Mobile Group Popov. At the town of [[Merefa]], Witt's regiment, fighting alongside 1st Battalion/1st SS Panzer Regiment, fought a delaying action on 8–9 February. Fearing encirclement, Hausser authorised a full withdrawal from Kharkov.
In early March, Witt's regiment took part in the [[Third Battle of Kharkov]]. Witt's force was reinforced with tanks, artillery and assault guns, and was given the task of attacking from the north. The force, renamed Kampfgruppe Witt, was to form one of three pincers against Mobile Group Popov and to participate in the recapture of Kharkov.
The attack got underway on 2 March, and by 10 March Witt's unit reached the suburbs of Kharkov. By 16 March, Kharkov was retaken. The division was pulled back to rest and refit. For his actions, Witt was awarded the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves]] ({{Lang|de|''Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub''}}) and promoted to the rank ''SS-Oberführer''.
==Hitlerjugend command==
In February 1943, the SS had begun formation of a new Waffen-SS division composed primarily from [[Hitler Youth]] members born in 1926. The division was designated [[12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend|12th SS Panzer Division ''Hitlerjugend'']]. To provide officers for this new division, a number of
On 20 April 1944, Witt was promoted to ''SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der SS''. Witt continued training exercises for his division, allowing his troops to familiarise themselves with the terrain around [[Caen]]
==Normandy invasion==
On 6 June 1944, the [[Allies of World War II|Western Allies]] launched [[Operation Overlord]], the invasion of Normandy. Witt's Division, along with the [[21st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)|21st Panzer Division]], was the closest armoured unit to the landing beaches.
On 14 June, a British naval barrage hit the divisional command post in Venoix, killing Witt instantly. Witt was buried with full military honours at [[Champigny-la-Futelaye|Champigny]]—[[Saint-André-de-l'Eure]] in [[France]].
==Summary of SS career==
===Dates of rank===
{| style="background:none;"
| 9 May 1934: || SS-''[[Obersturmführer]]''
|-
| 1 June 1935: || SS-''[[Hauptsturmführer]]''{{sfn|Stockert|1997|p=389}}
|-
| 17 May 1940: || SS-''[[Sturmbannführer]]''{{sfn|Stockert|1997|p=390}}
|-
| 27 November 1941: || SS-''[[Obersturmbannführer]]''{{sfn|Stockert|1997|p=392}}
|-
| 30 January 1943: || SS-''[[Standartenführer]]''{{sfn|Stockert|1997|p=392}}
|-
| 1 July 1943: || SS-''[[Oberführer]]''{{sfn|Stockert|1997|p=394}}
|-
| 20 April 1944: || SS-''[[Brigadeführer]]'' and ''[[Generalmajor]]'' of the Waffen-SS{{sfn|Stockert|1997|p=395}}
|}
===
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
** 2nd Class (17 September 1939)
** 1st Class (26 September 1939)
* [[German Cross]] in Gold on 8 February 1942 as SS-''[[Obersturmbannführer]]'' in the SS-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
* [[Eastern Front Medal]] (1942)
* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves]]
** Knight's Cross on 4 September 1940 as SS-''[[Sturmbannführer]]'' and commander of the I./SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Deutschland"
** 200th Oak Leaves on 1 March 1943 as SS-''[[Standartenführer]]'' and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"
* [[Waffen-SS Long Service Award]] (1941)
* [[Steaua Romaniei]] (1943)
==Notes==
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|publisher=Podzun-Pallas
|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
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* {{Cite book
|last1=Patzwall
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|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
|ref=harv
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* {{Cite book
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|publisher=Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
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* {{Cite book
|last=Stockert
|first=Peter
|year=1997
|title=Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2
|trans_title=The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2
|language=German
|location=Bad Friedrichshall, Germany
|publisher=Friedrichshaller Rundblick
|isbn=978-3-9802222-9-7
|ref=harv
}}
* {{Cite book
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|publisher=Biblio-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-7648-2300-9
|ref=harv
}}
* {{Cite book
|last=Von Seemen
|first=Gerhard
|year=1976
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 : die Ritterkreuzträger sämtlicher Wehrmachtteile, Brillanten-, Schwerter- und Eichenlaubträger in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung : Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben
|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 : The Knight's Cross Bearers of All the Armed Services, Diamonds, Swords and Oak Leaves Bearers in the Order of Presentation: Appendix with Further Information and Presentation Requirements
|language=German
|location=Friedberg, Germany
|publisher=Podzun-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-7909-0051-4
|ref=harv
}}
{{refend}}
==
{{Refbegin}}
* {{Cite book
|last=Krätschmer
|first=Ernst-Günther
|year=1999
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS
|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Waffen-SS
|location=Coburg, Germany
|publisher=[[Nation und Europa|Nation Europa Verlag]]
|isbn=978-3-920677-43-9
|ref=harv
}}
* {{Cite book
|last=Lehmann
|first=Rudolf
|authorlink=Rudolf Lehmann (SS officer)
|year=1987
|title=The Leibstandarte
|location=Winnipeg, Canada
|publisher=J.J. Federowicz
|isbn=978-0-921991-01-4
|ref=harv
}}
* {{Cite book
|last=Meyer
|first=Hubert
|authorlink=Hubert Meyer
|year=2005
|title=The 12th SS : the History of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division
|location=Mechanicsburg, PA
|publisher=[[Stackpole Books]]
|isbn=978-0-8117-3198-0
|ref=harv
}}
* {{Cite book
|last1=Miller
|first1=Michael D.
|last2=Schulz
|first2=Andreas
|title=The SS-Brigadeführer, 1933–1945
|location=Redding, California
|publisher=Miller
|oclc=767799428
|ref=harv
}}
* {{Cite book
|last=Yerger
|first=Mark C.
|year=1999
|title=Waffen-SS commanders. Vol. II : the army, corps and divisional leaders of a legend
|location=Atglen, PA
|publisher=[[Schiffer Publishing]]
|isbn=978-0-7643-0769-0
|ref=harv
}}
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Fritz Witt | |
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Born | Hohenlimburg, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire | 27 May 1908
Died | 14 June 1944 Venoix, Normandy, Occupied France | (aged 36)
Buried | Cimetière militaire allemand de Champigny-St. André Block 8—row 12—grave 1027 |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Waffen-SS |
Years of service | 1933–44 |
Rank | Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS |
Service number | NSDAP #816,769 SS #21,518 |
Commands held | 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Fritz Witt (27 May 1908 – 14 June 1944) was a German general in the Waffen-SS, the armed paramilitary branch of the Nazi Party's Schutzstaffel (SS). He served with the 1.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler before taking command of the 12.SS-Panzer-Division Hitlerjugend. Witt obtained the rank of Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS. He was killed in action in 1944.
Early life – Pre-war SS service
Witt was born on 27 May 1908 in Hohenlimburg, a suburb of the city of Hagen. Witt's family was middle class, his father being employed as a textiles salesman. After attending school Witt followed his father's trade, working as a textiles salesman from 1925 until 1931. During this period of time, he witnessed the rise of Adolf Hitler and the NSDAP, becoming a strong supporter. Witt saw the Nazis as the answer to the chaos and poverty of the Weimar Republic. On 1 December 1931, Witt applied to join both the NSDAP (Nr. 816,769) and the SS (Nr. 21,518). On 17 March 1933, Witt was admitted to the SS-Stabswache Berlin, an élite guard formation of only 117 men. On 1 October 1933, Witt received his commission as an SS-Untersturmführer.
In On 9 May 1934, Witt was promoted to SS-Obersturmführer, and soon after took command of the third company of SS-Standartenführer Felix Steiner's SS-Standarte Deutschland, one of the then-three Standarten which comprised the SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT). The other Standarten were the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, SS-Standarte Germania and (from 1938) SS-Standarte Der Führer). In October 1938, the SS-VT was subordinated to Heer command, stepping closer to its future combat role.
Witt's unit, 3./SS-Standarte Deutschland, marched into Austria as part of the Anschluß in 1938. After this, the Standarte was motorised. The Deutschland now took part in the occupation of the Sudetenland. In March 1939, Witt served with the Standarte during the annexation of Bohemia and Moravia. Later, the SS-Standarten were deployed for action during the planned offensive, Fall Weiß. Witt's SS-Standarte (mot) Deutschland was subordinated to Panzer-Verband Kempf, based in East Prussia.
Early war campaigns
On 1 September 1939, at the outbreak of the Second World War, Witt was in command of the 3./SS-Standarte Deutschland. His unit participated in the Invasion of Poland. For personal bravery in combat, Witt was awarded both the first and second classes of the Iron Cross. By October 1939, Witt had attained a rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer and was placed in command of I.Battalion of the Deutschland, redesignated SS-Infanterie-Regiment (mot) Deutschland. In the same month, the SS-Verfügungs-Division was formed and placed under the command of SS-Gruppenführer Paul Hausser.
Witt led his battalion through the Invasion of France. For his actions during the campaign, Witt was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ([Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) on 4 September 1940. On 16 October, Witt was transferred to the Infanterie-Regiment (mot.) Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, where he took command of III. Battalion.
Balkans – Barbarossa
Witt was transferred to command of the Leibstandarte's I.Battalion on 26 March 1941. The Leibstandarte was poised to take place in Operation Marita, the invasion of the Balkans and Greece.
On 10 April, Witt's battalion was reinforced with artillery and a battery of 88mm Flak 18s and renamed Kampfgruppe Witt. The unit was given the task of clearing resistance from the Klidi Pass, just south of Vevi and opening the way to the heart of Greece. The pass was defended by a hastily-assembled Australian-British-New Zealand-Greek force, under an Australian, Maj. Gen. Iven Mackay. Witt's unit was engaged in heavy fighting for three days before the pass fell. Witt's brother, Franz Witt, fell in the fighting.
After the conclusion of the Balkan campaign Witt remained in command of I.Battalion. The Leibstandarte, now upgraded to a division, was to take part in the advance into Russia as a part of Army Group South. Witt's Battalion was first committed to action in August 1941, when the division was transferred to Panzergruppe 1, and engaged in the encirclement battles near Kiev.
Witt's unit now moved south, to join the German 54th Army Corps. On 17 September 1941, the Leibstandarte participated in the offensive to clear the Crimean Peninsula. Witt's battalion took part in the fighting for the town of Perekop, and the later advance across the Perekop Isthmus and the assaults on the Soviet defensive positions near the Tartar Ditch.
In November, the Leibstandarte was transferred back to Panzergruppe 1 and took part in the heavy fighting for the city of Rostov-on-Don. Soviet counterattacks during the winter caused the Germans to fall back to defensive lines on the river Mius. Witt's battalion was engaged in several rearguard actions. On 8 February 1942, Witt was awarded the German Cross in Gold ([Deutsches Kreuz in Gold] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) for his bravery during the Rostov battles.
Paris – Kharkov
In the early months of 1942, Witt's battalion continued defensive actions along the Mius. In May 1942, the division went back on the offensive and Witt's battalion was again committed to action in the recapture of Rostov-on-Don. The city fell after over a month's heavy fighting and the division was ordered back to France to rest and refit. In July 1942 Witt was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, Officer Class with Swords on the Ribbon of Military Virtue, and the Bulgarian Military Order for Bravery in War 4th Class, 1st Grade.
The Leibstandarte was to be reformed as a Panzergrenadier division. For refitting and training, the division was ordered to the Normandy area in Northern France. In August, Witt was promoted to SS-Standartenführer and given command of the Leibstandarte's 1st SS Panzergrenadier Regiment. Witt and the division spent the remainder of 1942 resting and refitting in France.
In January 1943, the reformed SS Panzergrenadier Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, together with the SS Panzergrenadier Division Das Reich and the SS Panzergrenadier Division Totenkopf, was formed into the SS Panzer Corps. The SS Panzer Corps, commanded by Paul Hausser, was sent east to Kharkov to join Erich von Manstein's Army Group Don which was attempting to halt the Soviet advance after the 6th Army's defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Witt's 1st SS Panzergrenadier Regiment was stationed in the outskirts of Kharkov, and in early February engaged the Soviet Mobile Group Popov. At the town of Merefa, Witt's regiment, fighting alongside 1st Battalion/1st SS Panzer Regiment, fought a delaying action on 8–9 February. Fearing encirclement, Hausser authorised a full withdrawal from Kharkov.
In early March, Witt's regiment took part in the Third Battle of Kharkov. Witt's force was reinforced with tanks, artillery and assault guns, and was given the task of attacking from the north. The force, renamed Kampfgruppe Witt, was to form one of three pincers against Mobile Group Popov and to participate in the recapture of Kharkov.
The attack got underway on 2 March, and by 10 March Witt's unit reached the suburbs of Kharkov. By 16 March, Kharkov was retaken. The division was pulled back to rest and refit. For his actions, Witt was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ([Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) and promoted to the rank SS-Oberführer.
Hitlerjugend command
In February 1943, the SS had begun formation of a new Waffen-SS division composed primarily from Hitler Youth members born in 1926. The division was designated 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend. To provide officers for this new division, a number of Leibstandarte officers and NCOs were transferred, including Witt. On 1 July 1943, Witt was promoted to SS-Oberführer, and at the end of the month he was officially given command of the Hitlerjugend division. Witt took over the divisional command at Beverloo in occupied Belgium and oversaw the formation and training of a new SS Panzer Division.
In March 1944, OB West, Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt and I SS Panzer Corps commander SS-Obergruppenführer Josef Dietrich visited the division's training grounds. Based on the results of the inspection, they deemed the division to be combat ready soon and ordered its transfer to Normandy where the division was to join Panzergruppe West, Rundstedt's armoured reserve.
On 20 April 1944, Witt was promoted to SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der SS. Witt continued training exercises for his division, allowing his troops to familiarise themselves with the terrain around Caen. On 2 June, Hitlerjugend division was ready for combat.
Normandy invasion
On 6 June 1944, the Western Allies launched Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy. Witt's Division, along with the 21st Panzer Division, was the closest armoured unit to the landing beaches. Because the unit had to wait for Hitler's personal authorisation, it did not move out until 14:30 on 6 June. The division's advance to the areas near Sword and Juno Beaches proceeded slowly due to the Allied air attacks. Witt ordered his division to form up north of Caen, defending the city and the Carpiquet Aerodrome.
On 7 June, 25th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment, along with the 2nd Battalion from 12th SS Panzer Regiment, attacked the advancing 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. The 12th SS fell short of their objective, which was to push back the allies to the sea, but they did delay the Allied advance north of Caen.
On 14 June, a British naval barrage hit the divisional command post in Venoix, killing Witt instantly. Witt was buried with full military honours at Champigny—Saint-André-de-l'Eure in France.
Summary of SS career
Dates of rank
9 May 1934: | SS-Obersturmführer |
1 June 1935: | SS-Hauptsturmführer[1] |
17 May 1940: | SS-Sturmbannführer[2] |
27 November 1941: | SS-Obersturmbannführer[3] |
30 January 1943: | SS-Standartenführer[3] |
1 July 1943: | SS-Oberführer[4] |
20 April 1944: | SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS[5] |
Decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 8 February 1942 as SS-Obersturmbannführer in the SS-Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[7]
- Eastern Front Medal (1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 4 September 1940 as SS-Sturmbannführer and commander of the I./SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Deutschland"[8][9][Note 1]
- 200th Oak Leaves on 1 March 1943 as SS-Standartenführer and commander of SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[10][11][12]
- Waffen-SS Long Service Award (1941)
- Steaua Romaniei (1943)
Notes
References
Citations
- ^ Stockert 1997, p. 389.
- ^ Stockert 1997, p. 390.
- ^ a b Stockert 1997, p. 392.
- ^ Stockert 1997, p. 394.
- ^ Stockert 1997, p. 395.
- ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 450.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 518.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 449.
- ^ Von Seemen 1976, p. 362.
- ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 791.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 66.
- ^ Von Seemen 1976, p. 33.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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suggested) (help) - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
{{cite book}}
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suggested) (help) - Stockert, Peter (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2 (in German). Bad Friedrichshall, Germany: Friedrichshaller Rundblick. ISBN 978-3-9802222-9-7.
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suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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suggested) (help) - Von Seemen, Gerhard (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 : die Ritterkreuzträger sämtlicher Wehrmachtteile, Brillanten-, Schwerter- und Eichenlaubträger in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung : Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7909-0051-4.
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Further reading
- Krätschmer, Ernst-Günther (1999). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Waffen-SS. Coburg, Germany: Nation Europa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-920677-43-9.
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suggested) (help) - Lehmann, Rudolf (1987). The Leibstandarte. Winnipeg, Canada: J.J. Federowicz. ISBN 978-0-921991-01-4.
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(help) - Meyer, Hubert (2005). The 12th SS : the History of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3198-0.
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(help) - Miller, Michael D.; Schulz, Andreas. The SS-Brigadeführer, 1933–1945. Redding, California: Miller. OCLC 767799428.
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(help) - Yerger, Mark C. (1999). Waffen-SS commanders. Vol. II : the army, corps and divisional leaders of a legend. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7643-0769-0.
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