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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fritz Witt canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military officer
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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
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commander of SS Division Hitlerjugend ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1944 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend