Fritz Breithaupt

This article is about the German military officer. For the German-American scholar, see Fritz Alwin Breithaupt.

Fritz Breithaupt
Born	(1892-09-05)5 September 1892 Bromberg
Died	French West Coast, Channel Islands
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1919) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1911–1944
Rank	Fregattenkapitän of the Reserves
Commands held	12. Minensuchflottille 24. Minensuchflottille
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Fritz Breithaupt (5 September 1892 – 25 December 1944) was a Fregattenkapitän of the Reserves with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (23 December 1939)
  • 1st Class (29 May 1940)
• Minesweeper War Badge
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 3 August 1941 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves and chief of the 12. Minensuchflottille
  • 387th Oak Leaves on 10 February 1944 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves and chief of the 24. Minensuchflottille

External links

• Fritz Breithaupt @ Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45

Military offices
Preceded by Korvettenkapitän Dr. Hans Gebauer	Commander of 12. Minensuchflottille September 1940 – October 1942	Succeeded by disbanded
Preceded by —	Commander of 24. Minensuchflottille October 1942 – 25 December 1944	Succeeded by Kapitänleutnant Carl-Friedrich Mohr