Friedrich Adrario

Friedrich Adrario
Born	29 November 1918 Piedicolle
Died	15 June 2011 (aged 92) Vienna
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany (to 1945) Second Austrian Republic
Service/branch	Heer Bundesheer
Years of service	1937–45 1954–83
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundesheer)
Commands held	Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 272
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Siege of Warsaw (1939) Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Operation Overlord Battle for Caen Operation Atlantic Battle of Verrières Ridge Operation Spring Battle of Hürtgen Forest
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Adrario (29 November 1918 – 15 June 2011) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and Generalmajor in the Bundesheer. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Adrario was captured by American troops in 1945. After the war he returned to his native Austria. In 1956 he joined the postwar Bundesheer retiring in 1983 as a General Major. He died in Vienna, Austria in June 2011.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• General Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 6 May 1942 as Leutnant in the 4./Radfahr-Bataillon 402^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 December 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 272^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 11.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 188.

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian; Habisohn, Christian (2003). Ritterkreuzträger im Österreichischen Bundesheer 1955–1985 [Knight's Cross Bearers of the Austrian Armed Forces 1955–1985] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-2-0.
• 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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht