Wilhelm Fahrmbacher

Wilhelm Fahrmbacher
Wilhelm Fahrmbacher
	Wilhelm Fahrmbacher next to Erwin Rommel in Saint-Nazaire on the roof of a German U-boat bunker (18 February 1944)
Born	19 September 1888
Died	27 April 1970 (aged 81)
Place of birth	Zweibrücken
Place of death	Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1907–1945
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands held	5. Infanterie-Division; VII. Armeekorps; XXV. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Białystok–Minsk; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Moscow; Operation Overlord;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Military Advisor

Wilhelm Fahrmbacher (19 September 1888 – 27 April 1970) was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. 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. Wilhelm Fahrmbacher was captured by American troops in 1945, he was handed over to French forces and held until 1950. After his release he served as a military advisor in Egypt.

Awards and decorations[]

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (2 October 1914)
- 1st Class (16 June 1917)
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (15 December 1934)
Sudetenland Medal (21 November 1939)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 May 1940)
- 1st Class (11 June 1940)
Eastern Front Medal (10 August 1942)
War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Silver (30 October 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 5. Infanterie-Division^[1]
Prince Regent Luitpold Medal
Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria)
Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary) (6 April 1917)
Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th with 1st class
Commander of the Order of Merit of Hungary

References[]

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 148.

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.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Eugen Hahn	Commander of 5. Infanterie-Division August 1938 – 25 October 1940	Succeeded by Generalmajor Karl Allmendinger
Preceded by Generaloberst Eugen Ritter von Schobert	Commander of VII. Armeekorps 25 October 1940 – 8 January 1942	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Ernst-Eberhard Hell
Preceded by General der Infanterie Karl Ritter von Prager	Commander of XXV. Armeekorps 1 May 1942 – 10 June 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz
Preceded by General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz	Commander of XXV. Armeekorps 16 June 1944 – 10 May 1945	Succeeded by none

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[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 148.

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