Gerhard Fischer (soldier)
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Gerhard Fischer | |
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Born | Görlitz |
December 4, 1915
Died | August 9, 2014 Oldenburg |
(aged 98)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Heer Bundeswehr |
Years of service | 1934–45 1959–72 |
Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | Panzer-Regiment 23 Panzerbatallion 84 (Bundeswehr) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gerhard Fischer (4 December 1915 – 9 August 2014)[1] was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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 (23 October 1939)
- 1st Class (23 June 1940)
- Panzer Badge
- in Silver (?)
- II Grade Numeral 25 (12 December 1943)
- III Grade Numeral 50 (26 May 1944)
- IV Grade Numeral 75 (1 September 1944)
- IV Grade Numeral 100 (1 December 1944)
- German Cross in Gold (28 November 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 December 1943 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 8./Panzer-Regiment 23[2]
References
- Citations
- ↑ Gerhard Fischer's obituary
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 152.
- 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. Unknown parameter
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- 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. Unknown parameter
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- 1915 births
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- People from Görlitz
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- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- People from the Province of Silesia