Fritz Klasing

Fritz Klasing (23 December 1891 – 29 April 1966) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II who briefly led the 58th Infantry Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) during World War II. 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 and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (2 October 1914)
 * 1st Class (28 November 1917)
 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (20 May 1942)
 * 1st Class (27 August 1942)
 * German Cross in Gold on 1 November 1943 as Major in Divisions-Bataillon 134
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 12 August 1944 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 446
 * 745th Oak Leaves on 19 February 1945 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 232
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 24 January 1944