Josef Fitzthum
Josef Fitzthum | |
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Fitzthum in 1938 | |
| Birth name | Josef Fitzthum |
| Born | 14 September 1896 Loimersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 10 January 1945 (aged 48) Wiener Neudorf, Reichsgau Niederdonau, Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance | Austria-Hungary Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Austro-Hungarian Army Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1916–1918 (Austria) 1936–1945 (Germany) |
| Rank | SS-Gruppenführer Beauftragter des Reichsführer-SS Albanien |
| Commands | SS Division Horst Wessel 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg SS-Totenkopfverbände |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | See Awards Section |
Josef Fitzthum (14 September 1896 – 10 January 1945) was a high-ranking Austrian member of the Schutzstaffel (SS) and Special Representative of the Reichsführer-SS in Albania during World War II. A commander of the Waffen-SS, he was killed in a car accident toward the end of the war.