Alfred Fischer (SS officer)

Alfred Fischer
Born	14 December 1907 Vienna, Austria
Died	28 July 1945 (aged 37) Landsberg an der Warthe, Germany now Poland
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Sturmbannführer
Unit	5th SS Division Wiking 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross I Class Iron Cross II Class German Cross in Gold Honour Roll Clasp of the Army

Alfred Fischer (14 December 1907 — 28 July 1945) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Alfred Fischer was born on the 14 December 1907 in Vienna, Austria. During World War II he volunteered to join the Waffen SS. He was awarded the German Cross in Gold while assigned to the I.Battalion, 5th SS Artillery Regiment SS Division Wiking in January 1943.

In March 1945 he was added to the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army and the Knight's Cross was awarded at the end of the war on the 9 May 1945, while in command of the II.Battalion, 11th SS Artillery Regiment, 11th SS Panzergrenadier Division Norland.^{[Notes 1]}

Fischer survived the war but died in the prisoner of war camp hospital at Landsberg an der Warthe, Germany now Poland on the 28 July 1945.

Notes

1. Alfred Fischer's nomination, according to a file card, was received by the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) on 11 January 1945. The nomination, according to the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" (Awarded Knight Crosses) and the note on the file card, had been rejected without specifying a date. A HPA nomination was not created. Fischer received the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army on 5 March 1945 which may have been a result of the rejected Knight's Cross nomination. The nomination by the troop is missing, which may be an indication that it had been forwarded to the Referat Vg (responsible for the Honour Roll Clasp listings). The presentation date is an assumption of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Krätschmer states the 9 May 1945.^[1]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 130.

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