Herbert Fries - Fallschirm-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1 (Pantherturm!)
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Herbert Fries – Fallschirm-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1 (Pantherturm!)

Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Herbert Fries. Leutnant Herbert Fries (01.03.1925 in Waldmühlen † 06.01.2014 in Rennerod-Emmerichenhain) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 5, 1944 as Gefreiter und Geschützführer in the 2. Kompanie/ Fallschirm-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1 of the 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division. Postcardsize.

Awarded for his achievements as the gunner of a “Pantherturm” along the Via Casilina road (specifically near Piedimonte). He destroyed 7 allied tanks on the 21.05.1944, 6 more on the 22.05.1944 and finally an additional 7 on the 24.05.1944. After this the crew of the Pantherturm (christened “Schlafmütze” or sleepyhead) blew up their gun and retreated north with the rest of the German defenders. Fries was recognized appropriately for his total of 20 tank kills during this short time period in a critical area of the battle.

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Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Herbert Fries. Leutnant Herbert Fries (01.03.1925 in Waldmühlen † 06.01.2014 in Rennerod-Emmerichenhain) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on September 5, 1944 as Gefreiter und Geschützführer in the 2. Kompanie/ Fallschirm-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1 of the 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division. Postcardsize.

Awarded for his achievements as the gunner of a “Pantherturm” along the Via Casilina road (specifically near Piedimonte). He destroyed 7 allied tanks on the 21.05.1944, 6 more on the 22.05.1944 and finally an additional 7 on the 24.05.1944. After this the crew of the Pantherturm (christened “Schlafmütze” or sleepyhead) blew up their gun and retreated north with the rest of the German defenders. Fries was recognized appropriately for his total of 20 tank kills during this short time period in a critical area of the battle.