Wolfgang Fischer
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This article is about the German military officer. For the German art forger and artist also known as Wolfgang Beltracchi, see Wolfgang Beltracchi.
Wolfgang Fischer
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Born | (1888-12-11)11 December 1888 Carolath, Silesia |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Mareth Line, Tunisia |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1910–43 |
Rank | General der Panzertruppe (posthumously) |
Commands held | 10. Panzer-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Wolfgang Fischer (11 December 1888 – 1 February 1943) was a German career military officer and panzer commander in World War II. He was killed on 1 February 1943 near Mareth in Tunisia when his staff car drove into a poorly marked Italian minefield and hit a land mine.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (4 September 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class (17 September 1939)[1]
- Panzer Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 22 April 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of the 10. Panzer-Division[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 3 June 1940 as Oberst and commander of the 10. Schützen-Brigade[3]
- 152nd Oak Leaves on 9 December 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 10. Panzer-Division[3]
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External links
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- Wolfgang Fischer @ Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45
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Preceded by
Generalleutnant Ferdinand Schaal
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Commander of 10. Panzer-Division 2 August 1941 – 1 February 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Friedrich Freiherr von Broich |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 10th Panzer Division
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Stab |
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4. Panzer-Brigade |
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10. Schützen-Brigade |
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Panzer-Regiment 7 |
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Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 69 |
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Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 86 | ||
Artillerie-Regiment 90 | ||
Kradschützen-Bataillon 10 | ||
Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 49 | ||
1 Knight's Cross with the 10. Schützen-Brigade, Oak Leaves with the Stab. 2 Oak Leaves with the 24th Panzer Division. 3 Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 (12th Panzer Division), Swords and Diamonds with the 7th Panzer Division.
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