Friedrich Kittel

Dipl.-Ing. Friedrich Kittel (19 December 1896 – 24 March 1973) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Friedrich Kittel was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
• 2nd Class
• 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
• in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
• 2nd Class
• 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (1 April 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 January 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 62. Volksgrenadier-Division

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External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• TracesOfWar.com