Date of birth:

August 10th, 1912 (Ruhland, Silesia - Germany)

Date of death:

July 13th, 2006 (Bad Fallingbostel, Lower Saxony - Germany)

Nationality:

German

Promotions:
1934: Soldat
1941: Feldwebel
1942: Oberfeldwebel
1944: Oberfähnrich
1945: Oberleutnant

Oberleutnant Birnbaum joined the army in 1934 and joined the Panzer Regiment 5 in 1939.
In November 1942, he was appointed to the Panzer Division "HG".
He earned the Knight's Cross in the Warka-Magnuszew bridgehead, where he managed to repell th enemy after heavy fighting.
In May 1945, he was US POW and released after a short period of imprisonment.

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• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
• Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection - Fritz Birnbaum 1912 - 2006 Dossier BillionGraves
  
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