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Merkordt, Fritz (FJR)

Date of birth:
September 8th, 1910 (Holzwickede, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
September 4th, 1944 (near Fano, Pesaro, Marche region, Adriatic Sea, Italy)
Buried on:
German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Hauptmann Fritz Merkordt
W.B.K. Berlin X
01.05.1943: in XI. Fliegerkorps area, promoted to Hauptmann d.R.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
III. Bataillon, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment x
Awarded on:
March 20th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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