Fritz von Scholz
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Fritz von Scholz
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SS-Brigadeführer Fritz von Scholz, as commander of 11.SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland", 1944.
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| Born | 9 December 1896 Pilsen, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary now Plzeň, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Narva, Reichskommissariat Ostland, Generalbezirk Estland now Narva, Ida-Viru County, Estonia |
| Allegiance |  Austria-Hungary (to 1918) (to 1934) Nazi Germany |
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Austro-Hungarian Army Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1914–19, 1934–44 |
| Rank |  SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS |
| Service number | NSDAP #1,304,071 SS #135,638 |
| Commands held | 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland" |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Fritz von Scholz, Edler von Rerancze,[Note 1] (9 December 1896 – 28 July 1944) known as Fritz von Scholz, was an Austrian Austro-Hungarian Army Oberleutnant and later German Waffen-SS officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars.
Scholz was awarded the Oakleaves to the Knight's Cross on 12 March 1944, as well as the Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty (2nd class) with Swords. On 20 April 1944, Scholz was promoted to Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS.[1][Note 2]
In late July, after the launch of the Soviet Operation Bagration and the collapse of Army Group Centre, the corps retreated to behind the Narva river. On 27 July, while visiting the front line, Scholz was wounded in an artillery barrage; he died on 28 July 1944. He was posthumously awarded the Swords to the Knight's Cross on 8 August 1944.[3]
Awards
- Sword of honour of the Reichsführer-SS
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Infantry Assault Badge
- German Cross in Gold on 22 November 1941 as SS-Standartenführer in SS-Regiment "Nordland"[4]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 18 January 1942 as SS-Oberführer and commander of SS-Regiment "Nordland"[5][6]
- 423rd Oak Leaves on 12 March as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS and commander of the 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland"[5][7]
- 85th Swords on 8 August 1944 (posthumously) as SS-Gruppenführer and Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS and commander of the 11. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland"[3][5]
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SS-Brigadeführer Franz Augsberger
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Commander of 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland" 1 May 1943–27 July 1944 |
Succeeded by SS-Brigadeführer Joachim Ziegler |
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking
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| SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" |
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| SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland" |
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| SS-(Panzergrenadier-)Regiment "Nordland" |
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| estnisches SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon "Narwa" | ||
| SS-Freiwilligen-(Sturm-) Brigade "Wallonien" |
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| SS-Panzerartillerie-Regiment 5 "Wiking" |
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| SS-Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 5 "Wiking" | ||
| SS-Panzerpionier-Bataillon 5 "Wiking" |
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| SS-Flak-Abteilung 5 "Wiking" | ||
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1Knight's Cross with SS-Panzerartillerie-Regiment 5 "Wiking", Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds with the Stab. 2Knight's Cross with SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking", Oak Leaves with the Stab. 3Knight's Cross with SS-Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Deutschland" (2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich), Swords with the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps. 4 Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania", Swords with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland". 5Knight's Cross with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania", Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland". 6Oak Leaves with 23rd SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland. 7Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 38 (17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen). 8Oak Leaves and Swords with 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland. 9Oak Leaves with the 5th SS Volunteer Panzer Brigade "Wallonien". 10Oak Leaves with the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing. |
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- German Bohemian people
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- 20th-century Freikorps personnel
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Recipients of the Sword of Honour of the Reichsführer-SS
- Recipients of the SS-Ehrenring
- Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Edlers of Austria
- Naturalized citizens of Germany
- Austro-Hungarian Army officers
- Waffen-SS personnel
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