Adolf Fischbach

Adolf Fischbach
Born	(1920-08-05)5 August 1920
Died	16 November 1972(1972-11-16) (aged 52)
Place of birth	Ulm
Place of death	Hamburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	KG 27
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Adolf Fischbach (5 August 1920 – 16 November 1972) was an Oberleutnant 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

• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 December 1941)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (24 September 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 September 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 4./Kampfgeschwader 27 "Boelcke"

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com