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Hermann Fischer (general)

Hermann Fischer
Birth nameHermann Julius Fischer
Born(1894-02-19)19 February 1894
Ostheim vor der Rhön, Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empire
Died12 April 1968(1968-04-12) (aged 74)
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchImperial German Army
Freikorps
Reichswehr
Heer
Years of service1913–45
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands181. Infanterie-Division
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Julius Fischer (19 February 1894 – 12 April 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Fischer surrendered to the Red Army on 8 May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal at a show trial in the Soviet Union, he was held until 7 October 1955.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 152.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Friedrich Bayer
Commander of 181. Infanterie-Division
24 March 1942 – 1 October 1944
Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Eugen-Heinrich Bleyer