Fritz Fullriede

Fritz Fullriede

Infobox Military Person
name=Fritz Fullriede
lived=4 January 1895 – 3 November 1969
placeofbirth=Bremen
placeofdeath=Bad Oldesloe


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
flagicon|Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Heer
serviceyears=1914-1945
rank=Generalmajor
commands=
unit=
battles=World War I
World War II
awards="Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves"
laterwork=

Fritz Fullriede (4 January 1895 – 3 November 1969) was a German officer, reaching the rank of Generalmajor by the end of World War II.

Fullriede was born in Bremen and fought in the First World War. As a Freikorps member after the war, he fought against Polish rebels in the Silesian Uprisings. Fullriede lived in Africa from 1924 to 1934. After returning to Germany, he reenlisted. Fullriede fought in the German invasion of Poland and on the Eastern Front. He served in the Afrika Korps, the Italian Campaign, defended against the Operation Market Garden, and then returned to the Eastern Front again. The commander of Festung Kolberg, Fullriede received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves in 1945.

Fullriede was taken prisoner by the Americans. He was sentenced for 12 years for various crimes and released after serving four years. He immigrated to Africa but returned to Germany before his death in Bad Oldesloe.


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