Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class (1 September 1942).Order of the Cross of Liberty, 1st class with Oak Leaves and Swords (Finland, March 25, 1942).Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria), 1st class with War Decoration (Bulgaria, 1942).Order of the Yugoslav Crown, 2nd class with Star (9 November 1939).Order of Naval Merit, 3rd class in White (Spain, 21 August 1939).Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 1st with 4th Class (2 October 1936).Knight's Cross, First Class of the Order of the Sword (Sweden, 12 July 1930).Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (5 March 1918).Hanseatic Cross, Hamburg (14 June 1916).Fricke was killed on during the Battle of Berlin.
In December 1944 Fricke was placed in the Führerreserve. Promoted to Admiral on 1 April 1942, Fricke was named commander of the Marinegruppenkommandos Süd (21 March 1943 – 11 December 1944). From 13 June 1941 to 20 February 1943 Fricke was Chief of Staff of the Seekriegsleitung. On 30 April 1939 Fricke became liaison officer to the Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe.Īfter the start of the Second World War, Fricke was promoted to Konteradmiral (rear admiral) on 1 November 1939 and Vizeadmiral (vice admiral) on 1 June 1941. After this academic posting, Fricke served on the Oberkommando der Marine as Chief of the Operations department of the Seekriegsleitung. From October 1936 to September 1937 he served at the Wehrmacht-Akademie. Fricke then was posted as chief of staff to the inspectorate of destroyer and mine-warfare in the rank of Kapitän zur See (captain at sea) (1935). On 1 April 1934 Fricke was promoted to Fregattenkapitän (frigate captain). In 1933 he became Führer der Torpedoboote (type commander of torpedo boats). On 16 September 1931 he became commander of the I. In 1929 Fricke was made commander of half a squadron of torpedo boats. He served three years as a marine adjudant to the Reichswehrminister. Fricke was promoted to corvette captain in 1928. In September 1924, Fricke became a company officer in a coastal defence unit. From 1922 to 1924 he served on the I Flottille, in which he commanded destroyers T139 and T148. On 7 March 1918 he became an aide-de-camp to the commander of the torpedo boats, in which position he ended the war.Īfter the war he served in the administration of the German navy as adjudant to the commander in chief of the navy. Fricke was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See in 1916 and transferred to torpedo boats. During World War I, Fricke served at the Battle of Dogger Bank. On 27 September 1913 Fricke was promoted to lieutenant. After graduating he was posted to the battlecruiser SMS Moltke. He served on SMS Hertha during his cadetship and graduated from Marineschule Mürwik. Fricke entered the Kaiserliche Marine as a cadet on 1 April 1910.
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