Fritz Quednow

Fritz Quednow
Born	6 April 1914 Berlin, Germany
Died	27 April 1943 (aged 29) near Tunis, Tunisia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring"
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Fritz Quednow (6 April 1914 – 27 April 1943) was a Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold on 22 May 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 9./Jäger-Regiment "Hermann Göring"^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 as Hauptmann and company chief in the Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring" of the Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1 "Hermann Göring"^{[2][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as chief of the 5./Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment "Hermann Göring".^[3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 362.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 347.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 608.

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.
• 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.