Info on RK holder Fritz Faust requested

[nopoop]

Have basic information on the soldier found on the net:

Born Sept 23rd 1910 in Gilge, Krs. Labiau/Ostpreußen

Rank Obergefreiter with 3 Infanterie, Regiment 26, 30 Infanteriedivision on the Eastern front.

MG-Schütze

Recieved the Ritterkreuz on Aug 20th 1942.

Holder of IK2, IK1, Infantry Assault Badge in silver and Russian Front Medal.

Looking for the usual, award dates personal history etc.

Struck out so far on the net for further info. If any of you have information in German or English from books etc that fill out the biography it would be appreciated.

If you have info from books, if I could have the title and author I'll purchase it myself. So many books that "might" have information I don't know where to start.

ELITE OF THE THIRD REICH The Recipients of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939/1945 looks promising but at 500 pages and 7000 recipients it may have no more information than I already have.

Thanks in advance.

[fschoch]

I have a beautiful pencil drawing of my late mother that was done by Fritz Faust. My father, an American soldier, was a guard in a POW camp after the war and met Faust who drew the picture from a photograph. Dad was with the US 69th Infantry division that met the Russian's at the Elbe. Could this be the same Faust?

[ardennes1944]

Hi,

POW in a Russian camp on 03/10/1945.
Released on 04.23.1948.
His fate is unknown.

Regards
Phil.