Josef Fitzthum

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Josef Fitzthum
Josef Fitzthum in 1938
Birth name	Josef Fitzthum
Born	(1896-09-14)14 September 1896 Loimersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary
Died	10 January 1945(1945-01-10) (aged 48) Wiener Neudorf, Reichsgau Niederdonau, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Army Waffen SS
Years of service	1916–1918 (Austria) 1936–1945 (Germany)
Rank	SS-Gruppenführer Beauftragter des Reichsführer-SS Albanien
Commands held	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 SS and Special Representative of the Reichsführer-SS in Albania during World War II.