Hermann Fischer | |
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| Birth name | Hermann Julius Fischer |
| Born | 19 February 1894 Ostheim vor der Rhön, Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empire |
| Died | 12 April 1968 (aged 74) Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Allegiance | 
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |
Imperial German Army Freikorps Reichswehr Heer |
| Years of service | 1913–45 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held | 181. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hermann Julius 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 at a show trial in the Soviet Union, he was held until 7 October 1955.
Awards and decorations
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Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (14 September 1914)
- 1st Class (22 May 1918)
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Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black (7 November 1918)
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Baltic Cross
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (14 February 1935)
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class
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Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (23 April 1940)
- 1st Class (10 May 1940)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class with Swords (10 February 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 340 [1]
- Ärmelband Kurland
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 152.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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 Army 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
- Military personnel from Bavaria