Heinz-Otto Fabian | |
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Born | March 1, 1918 |
Died | 16 September 1990 (aged 72) |
Place of birth | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany |
Place of death | Vögelsen |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service |
1937–1945 1956–1974 |
Rank |
Major Brigadegeneral |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Heinz-Otto Fabian (1 March 1918 – 16 September 1990) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and later a Brigadegeneral of the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations[]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (1 January 1941)
- 1st Class (3 October 1941)
- German Cross in Gold (8 December 1942)
- Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
- Silver Medal of Military Valor (1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 15 March 1943 as Oberleutnant and leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 534[1]
- 522nd Oak Leaves on 9 July 1944 as Hauptmann and II./Grenadier-Regiment 361 (motorisiert)[1][2]
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1997) (in German). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K]. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
External links[]
- "Heinz-Otto Fabian" (in German). Lexikon der Wehrmacht. http://www.wehrmachtslexikon.de/Personenregister/F/FabianHO-R.htm. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- "Eiserne Besen" (in German). Der Seigel 43/1968. http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-45935304.html. Retrieved 17 February 2011.