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Wilhelm Fahlbusch (Flak officer)

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Wilhelm Fahlbusch
Born8 November 1914
Hanover
Died12 June 2006(2006-06-12) (aged 91)
Bonn
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service / branchTemplate:Luftwaffe
Template:GAF
Years of service?–1945
1956–70
RankMajor im Generalstab (Wehrmacht)
Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
UnitFlak-Regiment 11 (motorized)
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Fahlbusch (8 November 1914 – 12 June 2006) was a highly decorated Major im Generalstab in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and 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

References

Citations

  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 148.

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)