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Fritz Witt

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Fritz Witt

Birth
Hohenlimburg, Stadtkreis Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Death
16 Jun 1944 (aged 36)
Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Champigny-la-Futelaye, Departement de l'Eure, Haute-Normandie, France Add to Map
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World War II German Army General. SS-Brigadefuehrer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Fritz Witt was a German Waffen-SS Major General in World War II. He was one of the original members of the "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler," Hitler's SS bodyguard unit. He served with distinction on the Eastern and Western Fronts, winning the Knights Cross with Oakleaves. He was killed in Normandy while commanding the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitler Jugend."
World War II German Army General. SS-Brigadefuehrer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Fritz Witt was a German Waffen-SS Major General in World War II. He was one of the original members of the "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler," Hitler's SS bodyguard unit. He served with distinction on the Eastern and Western Fronts, winning the Knights Cross with Oakleaves. He was killed in Normandy while commanding the 12th SS Panzer Division "Hitler Jugend."

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Aug 28, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11944/fritz-witt: accessed ), memorial page for Fritz Witt (27 May 1908–16 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11944, citing German War Cemetery, Champigny-la-Futelaye, Departement de l'Eure, Haute-Normandie, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.