Wilhelm Fahrmbacher
Appearance
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Wilhelm Fahrmbacher | |
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Born | Zweibrücken, German Empire | 19 September 1888
Died | 27 April 1970 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany | (aged 81)
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1907–45 |
Rank | General |
Commands | 5th Infantry Division VII Army Corps XXV Army Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Fahrmbacher (19 September 1888 – 27 April 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several corps. He commanded VII Corps, XXV Corps, LXXXIV Corps briefly after the Normandy landings of 1944, and then returned to command XXV Corps once more. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Upon Germany's surrender in 1945, Fahrmbacher was interned in France until 1950. After his release he served as a military advisor in Egypt.[1] Fahrmbacher and six aides arrived in Egypt in 1950 as the initial party of group of about 30 officers.
Fahrmbacher died in 1970.
Awards and decorations
- German Cross in Silver on 30 October 1943 as General der Artillerie in the Generalkommando XXV. Armeekorps[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 5. Infanterie-Division[3]
Notes
References
- 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.
Categories:
- 1888 births
- 1970 deaths
- People from Zweibrücken
- Generals of Artillery (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Commander's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (military)
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by France
- People from the Palatinate (region)
- Reichswehr personnel
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel