serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
1937 -- 45 23px waffen-ss 2 february 1945 hungary germany nazi germany 2nd ss panzer division '' das reich '' knight 1st class iron cross 2nd class german cross in gold 's close combat clasp in silver cross of the iron cross iron cross world war ii 19 november 1917 hauptsturmführer bundesarchiv bild 101iii-zschaeckel-159-08 , fritz rentrop.jpg fritz rentrop
 fritz rentrop
fritz rentrop

fritz rentrop -lrb- 19 november 1917 -- 2 february 1945 -rrb- was a sturmbannführer -lrb- major -rrb- , in the waffen-ss during world war ii who was awarded the knight 's cross of the iron cross , which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by nazi germany during world war ii .
fritz rentrop was born on the 19 november 1917 .
he joined the nsdap on the 1 january 1936 , party number 3708280 and later joined the waffen ss on the 1 april 1937 , his ss service number was 323 804 .
he was posted to the 2nd ss panzer division `` das reich '' and served with the 2nd company , 2nd ss flak battalion when he was awarded the knight 's cross , on the 13 october 1941 .
he later served on the staff in the iv ss panzer corps and is believed to have been executed by the russians on the 2 february 1945 in hungary .
