Robert Fuchs (general)

Robert Fuchs
Born	11 May 1895 Berlin
Died	15 January 1977(1977-01-15) (aged 83)
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Deutsches Heer (1914–18) Reichswehr (1919–33) Luftwaffe (1933–45)
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	KG 26 1. Flieger-Division
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Weserübung Battle of Denmark Norwegian Campaign Battle of Britain Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dipl.-Ing. Robert Fuchs (11 May 1895 – 15 January 1977) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded 1. Flakkorps. 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 (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1940 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Robert Fuchs @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)