Wilhelm Fahrmbacher

Wilhelm Fahrmbacher
Wilhelm Fahrmbacher
	Fahrmbacher next to Erwin Rommel in Saint-Nazaire (18 February 1944)
Born	19 September 1888; Zweibrücken, German Empire
Died	27 April 1970 (aged 81); Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General
Commands held	5th Infantry Division; VII Army Corps; XXV Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Białystok–Minsk; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Moscow; Operation Overlord;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Fahrmbacher (19 September 1888 – 27 April 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several corps. He commanded VII Corps, XXV Corps, LXXXIV Corps briefly after the Normandy landings of 1944, and then returned to command XXV Corps once more. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Upon Germany's surrender in 1945, Fahrmbacher was interned in France until 1950. After his release he served as a military advisor in Egypt.^[1] Fahrmbacher and six aides arrived in Egypt in 1950 as the initial party of group of about 30 officers.

Fahrmbacher died in 1970.

Awards and decorations[]

German Cross in Silver on 30 October 1943 as General der Artillerie in the Generalkommando XXV. Armeekorps^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 5. Infanterie-Division^[3]

Notes[]

^ Andre Gerolymatos, Castles Made of Sand: A Century of Anglo-American Espionage and Intervention in the Middle East (Macmillan, 2010), 135.
^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 540.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 148.

References[]

(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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Eugen Hahn	Commander of 5. Infanterie-Division August 1938 – 25 October 1940	Succeeded by Generalmajor Karl Allmendinger
Preceded by Generaloberst Eugen Ritter von Schobert	Commander of VII. Armeekorps 25 October 1940 – 8 January 1942	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Ernst-Eberhard Hell
Preceded by General der Infanterie	Commander of XXV. Armeekorps 1 May 1942 – 10 June 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz
Preceded by General der Artillerie Erich Marcks	Commander of LXXXIV. Armeekorps 10 June 1944 – 16 June 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz
Preceded by General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz	Commander of XXV. Armeekorps 16 June 1944 – 10 May 1945	Succeeded by none

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[1] Andre Gerolymatos, Castles Made of Sand: A Century of Anglo-American Espionage and Intervention in the Middle East (Macmillan, 2010), 135.

[2] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 540.

[3] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 148.

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Staff	Karl Allmendinger (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Fahrmbacher Friedrich Sixt (Oak Leaves)
Units	Walter Jost Kurt von Mühlen (Oak Leaves) Horst Niemack (Swords) Max Sachsenheimer (Swords) Hans Wagner

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Wilhelm Fahrmbacher
Fahrmbacher next to Erwin Rommel in Saint-Nazaire (18 February 1944)
Born	(1888-09-19)19 September 1888 Zweibrücken, German Empire
Died	27 April 1970(1970-04-27) (aged 81) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	General
Commands held	5th Infantry Division VII Army Corps XXV Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Operation Overlord
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross