Wilhelm Fahlbusch (Flak officer)
Wilhelm Fahlbusch | |
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Born | 8 November 1914 Hanover |
Died | 12 June 2006 Bonn | (aged 91)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ | Luftwaffe German Air Force |
Years of service | ?–1945 1956–70 |
Rank | Major im Generalstab (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Fahlbusch (8 November 1914 – 12 June 2006) was a highly decorated Major im Generalstab in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations[]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized)[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 148.
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.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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Categories:
- 1914 births
- 2006 deaths
- Military personnel from Hanover
- People from the Province of Hanover
- Luftwaffe personnel of World War II
- Bundeswehr generals
- Brigadier generals of the German Air Force
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross