Fritz Prager

Fritz Prager (born 17 December 1905 in Wolfenbüttel; died 3 December 1940 in Braunschweig) was a member of the Fallschirmjäger during World War II.

Fritz Prager joined the Reichswehr on 26 November 1923 as a member of the 10th Infantry Regiment. Prager's battalion was one of the few parachute units to see combat during the Invasion of Poland, where it captured the Wola Gulowska airfield. For this action Prager was awarded the Iron Cross (1939) second class on 13 October 1939 by General Kurt Student.

Prager was promoted to Major on 19 June 1940 and on 1 July took command of the 3rd Parachute Regiment's II Battalion. He died on 3 December 1940 in Braunschweig, of cancer.

Awards

 * Fallschirmschützenabzeichen
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (13 October 1939)
 * 1st Class (10 May 1940)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 May 1940 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1