Fritz von Scholz
| Fritz von Scholz | |
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Fritz von Scholz, 1944.
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| Born |
9 December 1896 Pilsen, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 28 July 1944 (aged 47) Narva, Reichskommissariat Ostland |
| Allegiance |
 Austria-Hungary  Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch |
Austro-Hungarian Army Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1914–19, 1934–44 |
| Rank | SS-Gruppenführer |
| Service number | NSDAP #1,304,071; SS #135,638 |
| Commands held |
1 SS Infantry Brigade SS Division Nordland |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Fritz von Scholz (9 December 1896 – 28 July 1944) was a high-ranking member of the Waffen-SS during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.
Born in 1896, Fritz von Scholz served in World War I with the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1914. Discharged from the army in 1919, Scholz was a member of the paramilitary Freikorps since 1921. He joined the Austrian branch of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in 1932 (Nr. 1304071), and then the Austrian SA. Following his involvement in street violence, Scholz fled to Nazi Germany in late 1933 to avoid arrest. He joined the SS in 1937 (Nr. 135638), serving with the Austrian SS Legion.
Scholtz started World War II as a battalion commander in the SS-Regiment Der Führer, taking part in the Western campaign of 1940 and later taking command of the SS Regiment Nordland, which in 1941 became part of a new . Attached to Army Group South, the division took Tarnopol in Galicia in late June, 1941. In early 1943, he took command of first 1 SS Infantry Brigade, attached to Army Group Centre, then 2 SS Infantry Brigade composed of mostly Estonian recruits, under Army Group North. On 20 April, Scholz was appointed commander of a new SS Division Nordland. The division was soon moved to Croatia where it saw action against Yugoslav partisans.
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