Wolfgang Fischer

Wolfgang Fischer
Born	11 December 1888 Carolath, Silesia
Died	1 February 1943 (aged 54) Mareth Line, Tunisia
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–43
Rank	General der Panzertruppe (posthumously)
Commands held	10. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Siege of Calais Operation Barbarossa Tunisia Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wolfgang Fischer (11 December 1888 – 1 February 1943) was a German career military officer and panzer commander in World War II. He was killed on 1 February 1943 near Mareth in Tunisia when his staff car drove into a poorly marked Italian minefield and hit a land mine.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (4 September 1939)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (17 September 1939)^[1]
• Panzer Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 22 April 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of the 10. Panzer-Division^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 3 June 1940 as Oberst and commander of the 10. Schützen-Brigade^[3]
  • 152nd Oak Leaves on 9 December 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 10. Panzer-Division^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 167.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 116.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 310.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.