Eugene Felix Schwalbe
Felix Schwalbe with Erwin Rommel in France (1944)
Eugen Felix Schwalbe (born March 25, 1892 in Kleinprießligk near Leipzig , † June 12, 1974 in Bielefeld ) was a German officer , most recently general of the infantry in World War II .
Life
Schwalbe fought as an officer in the First World War . After the war he also worked in a volunteer corps . From there he switched to the Reichswehr and served in various units. During the Second World War he was in command of the 344th Infantry Division and the 719th Infantry Division . Later in the war, Schwalbe served as the commanding general of the LXVII. Army Corps and the LXXXVIII. Army Corps .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in silver on October 30, 1943
- German cross in gold on December 7, 1944
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on July 13, 1940
Web links
Commons : Felix Schwalbe - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 320 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwalbe, Eugene Felix |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Swallow, Felix |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently general of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kleinprießligk |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1974 |
| Place of death | Bielefeld |