Fritz Breithaupt

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 (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