Hermann Fischer (General)
Hermann Fischer (born February 19, 1894 in Ostheim before the Rhön ; † April 12, 1968 in Bonn ) was a German officer , most recently Lieutenant General in World War II .
Life
Fischer served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander and general staff officer in various units. During the Second World War he led the 181st Infantry Division as commander .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Baltenkreuz II. And I. Class
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on May 9, 1940
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. 152 .
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| SURNAME | Fischer, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ostheim in front of the Rhön |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1968 |
| Place of death | Bonn |