Erich Friedrich

Erich Friedrich
Erich Friedrich
Born	15 July 1914; Brumby, Germany
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Mutterstadt, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Białystok–Minsk; Battle of Kiev (1941); Battle of Moscow; Battle of Kursk; Battle of Radzymin (1944);
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich Karl Alfred Friedrich (15 July 1914 – 1 October 1983) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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 one of only 631 awards.

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal (November 1939)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (15 August 1941)^[1]
- 1st Class (23 March 1942)^[1]
Wound Badge
- in Black (15 October 1941)^[1]
- in Silver (16 April 1943)^[1]
- in Gold (26 July 1944)^[1]
Panzer Badge in Bronze (30 August 1941)^[1]
Eastern Front Medal (10 September 1942)^[1]
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 November 1943)^[1]
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (26 August 1943)^[1]^[2]
- in Silver (20 December 1943)^[1]^[2]
- in Gold (26 August 1944)^[1]^[2]
German Cross in Gold on 10 August 1943 as Oberfeldwebel in the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33^[3]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 September 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and company troop leader in 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33^[4]^[5]

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Citations

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Wegmann 2010, p. 215.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Berger 2004, p. 121.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 123.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 187.
↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 320.

Bibliography

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[Wegmann_p215-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Wegmann 2010, p. 215.

[Berger_p121-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Berger 2004, p. 121.

[3] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 123.

[4] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 187.

[5] Scherzer 2007, p. 320.

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v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 4th Panzer Division
Stab	Clemens Betzel (Oak Leaves) Willibald Freiherr von Langermann und Erlencamp¹ (Oak Leaves) Georg-Hans Reinhardt² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Dietrich von Saucken³ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Erich Schneider⁴ (Oak Leaves)
5. Panzer-Brigade	Hermann Breith⁵ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Heinrich Eberbach⁶ (Oak Leaves)
4. Schützen-Brigade	Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld
Panzer-Regiment 35	Josef Beginen Hermann Bix Hans-Detloff von Cossel (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Eberbach⁶ (Oak Leaves) Erdmann Gabriel Karl Gerlach Walter Grohe Karl-Heinrich Gsell Bernhard Himmelskamp Karl Küspert Karl Kunzmann Gerhard Lange Meinrad von Lauchert ⁷ (Oak Leaves) Einhart Malguth Reinhard Peters Fritz-Rudolf Schultz (Oak Leaves) Hans-Joachim Schulz-Merkel Walter Wolf Artur Wollschläger
Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 12	Franz Ertolitsch Gerhard Flechsig Georg Reichsfreiherr von Gaupp-Berghausen Rüdiger Hertel Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann (Oak Leaves) Johannes Hoppe Wilhelm Jerschke Christoph Kohl Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz⁸ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Werner Möller Heinrich Pohris Martin Post Josef Rickert Oskar Schaub Walter Six
Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 33	Johann Baichl Joachim Diesener Gustav Fehn Erich Friedrich Gerlach von Gaudecker-Zuch August Hille Heinz Knoche Gerhard Kunert (Oak Leaves) Lambert Loibl Karl Mauss⁹ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Alois Piechulla Georg Pöhner Martin Püschel Richard Richter Albert Schäfer Kurt Schäfer Helmut Thierfelder Alois Weger
Panzerartillerie-Regiment 103	Ingfried Hintze Richard Laukat Joachim Neumann
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 49	Eduard Ender Kilian Göbel Karl Hofer Josef Karl (Oak Leaves)
Kradschützen-Bataillon 34	Hans-Joachim Kahler¹⁰ (Oak Leaves) Werner Rode
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 7	Fritz Fessmann¹¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Heinz-Jürgen Issbrücker Hans Limmer
Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4	Rudolf Kendler
Panzerpionier-Bataillon 79	Lothar Beukemann Johann Rab Heinrich Thünemann
¹ Knight's Cross with the 29th Infantry Division. ² Oak Leaves with the 3rd Panzergruppe, Swords with 3rd Panzer Army. ³ Diamonds with the AOK Ostpreußen. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 14th Infantry Division ⁵ Oak Leaves with the 3rd Panzer Division, Swords with the III Panzer Corps. ⁶ Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 35, Oak Leaves with the 5. Panzer-Brigade. ⁷ Oak Leaves with Panzer-Regiment 15 (11th Panzer Division). ⁸ Oak Leaves with the 26th Panzer Division. ⁹ Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 69 (10th Panzer Division), Swords and Diamonds with the 7th Panzer Division. ¹⁰ Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 (12th Panzer Division). ¹¹ Oak Leaves with Kradschützen-Bataillon 64 (14th Panzer Division), Swords with Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5 (5th Panzer Division).

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Erich Friedrich
Born	(1914-07-15)15 July 1914 Brumby, Germany
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Mutterstadt, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Battle of Radzymin (1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross