Friedrich Fangohr

Friedrich Fangohr
Born	12 August 1899 Hanover
Died	17 April 1956 (aged 56) Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	122. Infanterie-Division I. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Operation Winter Storm Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Fangohr (12 August 1899 – 17 April 1956) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the I. Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Friedrich Fangohr was captured in 1945 and was released in 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (24 December 1917)^[1]
  • 1st Class (25 October 1918)^[1]
• Silesian Eagle
  • 2nd Class (2 July 1919)^[1]
  • 1st Class (23 July 1919)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Sudetenland Medal
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (12 October 1939)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold (25 March 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal (22 August 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and Chief of Generalstab of Panzer-A.O.K. 4^[2][3]
• Ärmelband Courland

See also

• List of officers and commanders in the Battle of Stalingrad

References

Citations

1. Wegmann 2009, p. 6.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 177.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 302.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Wegmann, Günter (2009). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 2: F–H [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa: Panzer Force Volume 2: F–H] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2389-4.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht