Hermann Fischer (general)
Hermann Fischer | |
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| Born | 19 February 1894 |
| Died | 12 April 1968 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1913–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | 181st Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | Courland Pocket |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hermann Fischer (19 February 1894 – 12 April 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Fischer surrendered to the Red Army on 8 May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 340[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 152.
Bibliography[]
- (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1968 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- People from Rhön-Grabfeld
- People from Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach