The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Herbert Fries was captured by American troops in May 1945 and held until July 1947. He died in January 2014, aged 88.
Iron Cross (1939) Wehrmachtbericht reference Bibliography.
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 May 1944) 1st Class (22 May 1944) Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 September 1944 as Gefreiter and Geschützführer (gun layer) in the 2. / Fallschirm-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1 Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (27 May 1944) The daily Wehrmachtbericht (Wehrmacht propaganda report) noted the following:.
