FONDERMANN, Otto
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Fondermann, Otto Date of birth:  December 31st, 1905 (Essen-Haarzopf/Rhineprovince, Germany) Date of death:  April 5th, 1980 (Düsseldorf/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) Nationality:  German BIOGRAPHY:  Otto Fondermann went into service in March 1926. In September 1934 he became officer. After the Second World War he joined the Bundeswehr and retired as Oberst.       RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: Hauptmann (Captain) Unit: Kommandeur II. / Schützen-Regiment 79 / 16.Panzer-Division Awarded on: October 13th, 1941         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE         EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE         Provide alterations or additional information Information source(s):   - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002 - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9