Fritz Breithaupt

This article is about the German military officer. For the German-American scholar, see Fritz Alwin Breithaupt.
Fritz Breithaupt
Born (1892-09-05)5 September 1892
Bromberg
Died 25 December 1944(1944-12-25) (aged 52)
French West Coast, Channel Islands
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1919)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch  Kaiserliche Marine
 Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Years of service 1911–1944
Rank Fregattenkapitän of the Reserves
Commands held 12. Minensuchflottille
24. Minensuchflottille
Battles/wars

World War I

World War II

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Fritz Breithaupt (5 September 1892 – 25 December 1944) was a German naval officer with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was stationed in the Channel Islands during their occupation and was killed in late 1944 when he was shot down on a risky flight back to Germany.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Thomas 1997, p. 78.
  2. 1 2 Scherzer 2007, p. 242.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 144.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 78.

Bibliography

  • Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2. 
  • 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. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
  • Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. 
Military offices
Preceded by
Korvettenkapitän Dr. Hans Gebauer		 Commander of 12. Minensuchflottille
September 1940 – October 1942 		Succeeded by
disbanded
Preceded by
—		 Commander of 24. Minensuchflottille
October 1942 – 25 December 1944 		Succeeded by
Kapitänleutnant Carl-Friedrich Mohr
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