Fritz Vogt

Who was Fritz Vogt?

Fritz Vogt was a Sturmbannführer in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves.

Vogt volunteered for the SS in April 1935 and was posted to the Germania Regiment. In 1938 he was selected as an officer candidate and sent to the SS Officer school at Braunschweig. After passing the commanding officer training course 20 April 1939 he was posted to the SS Das Reich division as a platoon leader in the 2nd SS Reconnaissance Battalion. In September 1939 he took part in the Polish Campaign, and in 1940 the Battle of France. He was promoted to Obersturmführer for his leadership and his units performance, which also resulted in his award of the Knight's Cross on the 4 September 1940. During Operation Marita in the Balkans, while commanding the 2nd Company in SS Reconnaissance Battalion 2, 2nd SS Division Das Reich, during Operation Barbarossa he caught typhoid and fell seriously ill. After recovering he was posted as a training officer to the SS Officer school's at Bad Tölz and Lauenburg, until May 1943 when he was promoted and sent to the 3rd SS Division Totenkopf, replacement Regiment.