Hermann Fischer (general)

Hermann Fischer
Born	19 February 1894 Ostheim
Died	12 April 1968 (aged 74) Bonn
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	181. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Norway Occupation of Yugoslavia Belgrade Offensive Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Fischer (19 February 1894 – 12 April 1968) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Hermann Fischer was captured by Soviet troops on 8 May 1945 in the Courland Pocket and was held until 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

1. 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.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Hermann Fischer @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 28, 2011)