Jakob Fuchs

Jakob Fuchs
Born	(1920-08-01)1 August 1920 Damflos
Died	3 November 2005(2005-11-03) (aged 85) Hermeskeil
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45 1956–72
Rank	Feldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 124
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Battle of Metaxas Line Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Jakob Fuchs (1 August 1920 – 3 November 2005) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Hauptfeldwebel in the Bundeswehr. 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 July 1942)
  • 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge (19 July 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (4 August 1942)
  • in Silver (29 September 1944)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Silver (18 October 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1944 as Unteroffizier and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 124

References

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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)