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.
Hermann Fischer | |
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Birth name | Hermann Julius Fischer |
Born | Ostheim vor der Rhön, Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empire | 19 February 1894
Died | 12 April 1968 Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | (aged 74)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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 |
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
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (14 September 1914)
- 1st Class (22 May 1918)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black (7 November 1918)
- 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
- 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
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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