(1908-05-27)27 May 1908 Hohenlimburg, German Empire
Died
14 June 1944(1944-06-14) (aged 36) Venoix, Occupied France
Buried
Champigny-Saint-André German war cemetery
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Waffen-SS
Years of service
1933–44
Rank
SS-Brigadeführer
Commands held
SS Division Hitlerjugend
Battles/wars
Invasion of Normandy †
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Fritz Witt (27 May 1908 – 14 June 1944) was a Waffen-SS commander during the Nazi era. During World War II, he served with the SS Division Leibstandarte before taking command of the SS Division Hitlerjugend. He was killed in action in June 1944.
FritzWitt (27 May 1908 – 14 June 1944) was a Waffen-SS commander during the Nazi era. During World War II, he served with the SS Division Leibstandarte...
SS-Gruppenführer Gottlob Berger was ordered to recruit the personnel. SS-Oberführer FritzWitt of 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) was appointed...
the back of the head. On 14 June, divisional commander SS-Brigadeführer FritzWitt was killed when a naval barrage hit his command post. Meyer, the next-highest-ranking...
approved the plan in February and Gottlob Berger was tasked with recruiting. FritzWitt of SS Division Leibstandarte (LSSAH) was appointed divisional commander...
Johan de Witt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːɦɑn də ˈʋɪt]; 24 September 1625 – 20 August 1672), Lord of Zuid- en Noord-Linschoten, Snelrewaard, Hekendorp en...
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Fritz Haber (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁɪt͡s ˈhaːbɐ] ; 9 December 1868 – 29 January 1934) was a German chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry...
Greece, he served in the staff of the Kampfgruppe Witt, commanded by SS-Sturmbannführer FritzWitt. On 1 June 1942 Westernhagen became the commander of...
15 February Meyer and Wünsche wanted to reach the German lines held by FritzWitt. Knittel with his company was sent to Bereka to reconnoitre the planned...
Theodor Wisch SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor der Waffen-SS 4759 369050 FritzWitt First commander of the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend. Awarded the...
Headquarters Staff, under Josef Dietrich 1st SS Infantry Battalion (mot), under FritzWitt 2nd SS Infantry Battalion (mot), under Theodor Wisch 3rd SS Infantry Battalion...
Ernst Witt (26 June 1911 – 3 July 1991) was a German mathematician, one of the leading algebraists of his time. Witt was born on the island of Alsen, then...
Fritz Erich Fellgiebel (4 October 1886 – 4 September 1944) was a German Army general of signals and a resistance fighter, participating in both the 1938...
Fritz William Scholder V (October 6, 1937 – February 10, 2005) was a Native American artist, who produced paintings, monotypes, lithographs, and sculptures...
Global Information
Nazi Germany
Waffen-SS