Walther Fischer
Dr. phil. Walther Fischer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 September 1893 Kiel |
| Died | 26 June 1988 (aged 94) Großhansdorf |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1912–45 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves |
| Commands | 13. Vorpostenflottille |
| Battles / wars | World War I
World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Dr. phil. Walther Fischer[Note 1] (25 September 1893 – 26 June 1988) was a Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (3 August 1915)
- 1st Class (11 November 1916)
- Cross of Honor
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (7 December 1939)
- 1st Class (14 May 1940)
- German Cross in Gold on 30 April 1942 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves in the 13. Vorpostenflottille[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 May 1943 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves and chief of the 13. Vorpostenflottille[2][3]
Notes
- ^ In German a Doctor of Philosophy is abbreviated as Dr. phil. (doctor philosophiae).
References
Citations
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) - Huß, Jürgen; Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939–1945 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-79-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
{{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.
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