Fritz Witt

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Fritz Witt was a German Waffen-SS officer and brigade commander during World War II, known for leading SS units on the Western Front.

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Fritz Witt canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military officer
Waffen-SS officer
World War II military personnel
human
allegiance Nazi Germany
awardReceived German Cross in Gold NERFINISHED
Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class NERFINISHED
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class NERFINISHED
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
causeOfDeath artillery fire
conflict Western Front (World War II) NERFINISHED
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Germany
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1908-05-27
dateOfDeath 1944-06-14
deathPlaceContext near Caen, France
ethnicGroup German
familyName Witt NERFINISHED
givenName Fritz NERFINISHED
languageSpoken German
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memberOf Schutzstaffel (SS)
surface form: Schutzstaffel
militaryBranch Waffen-SS NERFINISHED
militaryRank Generalmajor der Waffen-SS
SS-Brigadeführer NERFINISHED
notableEvent death during Allied bombardment in Normandy campaign
notableFor commanding SS units on the Western Front
notableWork command of 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
participatedIn Allied invasion of Normandy NERFINISHED
Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED
partOf 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Hohenlimburg NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Venoix NERFINISHED
politicalIdeology Nazism NERFINISHED
positionHeld brigade commander in the Waffen-SS
commander of SS Division Hitlerjugend
serviceEnd 1944
serviceStart 1930s
sexOrGender male

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Hitlerjugend Division notableCommander Fritz Witt
subject surface form: 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend