Fritz Jacobeit

Fritz Jacobeit
Born	1 March 1916 Königsberg
Died	12 April 1990 (aged 74) Oberhausen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Unteroffizier
Unit	Füsilier-Regiment 22
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of Mława Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Hube's Pocket East Prussian Offensive Battle of Königsberg
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Fritz Jacobeit (1 March 1916 – 12 April 1990) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold; only 631 were ever awarded.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 August 1941)
  • 1st Class (16 April 1944)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (16 February 1945)^[1]
  • in Silver (?)^[1]
  • in Gold (15 April 1945)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 March 1945 as Gefreiter and group leader in the 6./Füsilier-Regiment 22^[2]

References

Citations

1. Berger 2004, p. 197.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 198.

Bibliography

• 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.
• Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold [Knight's Cross Bearers with the Close Combat Clasp in Gold] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7.
• 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
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht