Fritz Hertzsch

Fritz Hertzsch
Born	15 June 1892
Died	15 July 1941(1941-07-15) (aged 49)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–41
Rank	Generalmajor
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Fritz Hertzsch (15 June 1892 – 15 July 1941) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Hertzsch was killed on 15 July 1941 during Operation Barbarossa. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 8 August 1941.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1941 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 77^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Friedrich Bayer	Commander of Infanterie-Regiment 77 26 August 1939 – 15 July 1941	Succeeded by Oberst Alexander von Pfuhlstein

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 26th Infantry Division (26th Volksgrenadier Division)

Anton Becker Josef Beckmann Paul Behr Fritz Hertzsch Wilhelm Niggemeyer (Oak Leaves) Otto Schell Friedrich Wiese (Oak Leaves) Walter Weiß (Oak Leaves)

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