Friedrich Fangohr

Friedrich Fangohr
Friedrich Fangohr
Born	12 August 1899; Hanover
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	122. Infanterie-Division; I. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland; Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Białystok–Minsk; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Moscow; Battle of Stalingrad; Operation Winter Storm; Third Battle of Kharkov; Battle of Kursk; Lower Dnieper Offensive; Courland Pocket;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Fangohr (12 August 1899 – 17 April 1956) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the I. Armeekorps. 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. Friedrich Fangohr was captured in 1945 and was released in 1948.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (24 December 1917)^[1]
- 1st Class (25 October 1918)^[1]
Silesian Eagle
- 2nd Class (2 July 1919)^[1]
- 1st Class (23 July 1919)^[1]
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Sudetenland Medal
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (25 September 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (12 October 1939)^[1]
German Cross in Gold (25 March 1942)
Eastern Front Medal (22 August 1942)^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and Chief of Generalstab of Panzer-A.O.K. 4^[2]^[3]
Ärmelband Courland

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Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Wegmann 2009, p. 6.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 177.
↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 302.

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Preceded by Generalmajor Hero Breusing	Commander of 122. Infanterie-Division 25 August 1944 – 20 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Bruno Schatz
Preceded by General der Infanterie Theodor Busse	Commander of I. Armeekorps 20 January 1945 – 20 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Christian Usinger

[FOOTNOTEWegmann20096-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Wegmann 2009, p. 6.

[FOOTNOTEFellgiebel2000177-2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 177.

[FOOTNOTEScherzer2007302-3] Scherzer 2007, p. 302.

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Friedrich Fangohr
Born	(1899-08-12)12 August 1899 Hanover
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	122. Infanterie-Division I. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Operation Winter Storm Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross