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12 de jun. de 2006 · In July 1944, panzer commander Fritz Langanke struggled to guide his tank out of the Roncey Pocket and the maelstrom enveloping German forces trapped in it.
Fritz Langanke (15 July 1919 – 10 July 2012) was an Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant), in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during...
Fritz Langanke was standing in the hatch of his tank when the hastily planned ambush was sprung. He watched as Pippert’s tank was hit first and the crew bailed out. The vulnerable panzergrenadiers ran for the comparative safety of a nearby ditch, getting as low as they could.
“SS-Standartenoberjunker Langanke, Zugführer in the II./SS-Pz.Rgt. 2, was separated from his Abteilung along with 3 Panthers on the 28.07.1944. In this time he made the independent decision to rally 300 Heer Grenadiers and launch a breakout attempt on the night of the 29./30.07.1944.
Having just turned 25, Fritz Langanke was a veteran of the campaigns in Poland, France, the Balkans, and Russia. A platoon leader in 2nd Company, 2nd SS Panzer Regiment—“Das Reich”—he was already credited with the destruction of 10 Allied tanks.
Langanke, still standing in his turret, then noticed they were firing over him to something in the rear and he looked back behind him. Veith’s 3rd company was proceeding towards Oster, exposing themselves to the Shermans in Freyneux.
22 de feb. de 2024 · Interview with Knight’s Cross recipient Fritz Langanke, company commander of the 2nd SS Panzer Division ‘Das Reich’
