Geisshardt, Friedrich "Fritz"
- Date of birth:
- January 22nd, 1919 (Sonnefeld/Coburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 6th, 1943 (Gent/East-Flanders, Belgium)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Bourdon
Plot: 32. Row: 8. Grave: 304.
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Fritz Geisshardt died of his wounds at Gent on April 6th, 1943. At that moment he served as Kommandeur III. / Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" with the rank of Hauptmann.
Promotions:
?: Unteroffizier;
December 1939: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant;
?: Hauptmann.
Career:
1937: entered the Luftwaffe
September 9th, 1939: 2. Staffel (Jagd), Lehrgeschwader 2;
September 10th, 1939: POW;
April 1941: Adjutant, I. Gruppe (Jagd), Lehrgeschwader 2;
June 23rd, 1941: Stab, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77;
April 24th, 1942: Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 77;
January 11th, 1943: Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 26.
Was credited with 642 combat missions and 102 aerial victories (including 75 on the Eastern front).
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 30th, 1941
Awarded after 26 aerial victories.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 24th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Adjutant, Stab, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 23rd, 1942
Awarded after 79 aerial victories.
101st Award.
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Kracker Luftwaffe Archive
- Fritz Geisshardt | Gräbersuche-Online