Fritz Rentrop

Fritz Rentrop
Born	19 November 1917 Germany
Died	2 February 1945 (aged 27) Hungary
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Hauptsturmführer
Unit	2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class German Cross in Gold Close Combat Clasp in Silver

Fritz Rentrop (19 November 1917 – 2 February 1945) was a Sturmbannführer (Major), in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Fritz Rentrop was born on the 19 November 1917. He joined the NSDAP on the 1 January 1936, party number 3708280 and later joined the Waffen SS on the 1 April 1937, his SS service number was 323 804. He was posted to the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich and served with the 2nd Company, 2nd SS Flak Battalion when he was awarded the Knight's Cross, on the 13 October 1941. He later served on the staff in the IV SS Panzer Corps and is believed to have died in February 1945 in Hungary.

References

General

• 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.
• Mattson, Gregory SS-The realm. The History of the Second SS division, 1939–45. Staplehurst 2002, ISBN 1-86227-144-5