Eckert, Fritz
- Date of birth:
- March 20th, 1914 (Lengerich/Westfalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 29th, 1972 (Lengerich/Westfalia, Germany)
- Service number:
- SS Nr.: 149.577 // NSDAP-Nr.:
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 14th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 11th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)
- Unit:
- Bataillonsführer, I. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 "Totenkopf", 3. SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf", Waffen-SS
- Awarded on:
- December 30th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke", 3. SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf", Waffen-SS
- Awarded on:
- November 22nd, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 25th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 6 "Theodor Eicke", 3. SS-Panzer-Division "Totenkopf", Waffen-SS
- Awarded on:
- December 25th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 10th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 5th, 1942
Bronze Version.
Date per DKiG vorschlag.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 20th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 1934
Sources
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Scheibert, Horst. Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange der Kriegsmarine/ Die Inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere Leistung im Lukftkrieg. Friedberg, Ger.: Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0283-7
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- "For Multiple Deeds of Exceptional Bravery" SS & Police Recipients of the War Order of the German Cross 1941-1945 Volume I by Michael D. Miller
- Dörr M., Die träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer- Luftwaffe- Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio Verlag Bisendorf, 2006.
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