Wilhelm Fahrmbacher
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Wilhelm Fahrmbacher | |
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Born | 19 September 1888 |
Died | 27 April 1970 | (aged 81)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1907–45 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | 5th Infantry Division VII Army Corps XXV Army Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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 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.
Awards and decorations
- German Cross in Silver on 30 October 1943 as General der Artillerie in the Generalkommando XXV. Armeekorps[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 5. Infanterie-Division[2]
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 [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