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1892Feb, 6

Maximilian Fretter-Pico

Maximilian Fretter-Pico, German general (d. 1984)
Maximilian Fretter-Pico (6 February 1892 – 4 April 1984) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

A veteran of WWI, he would serve in the Battle of France, in the Eastern Front and in Hungary.

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