Walter Fries

Awards

• Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
• Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 9 October 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 87
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
• * Knight's Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of the Infanterie-Regiment 87
• * Oak Leaves on 29 January 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division
• * Swords on 11 August 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 29. Panzergrenadier-Division