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Hermann Fischer (general)
German general (1894–1968) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (14 September 1914)
- 1st Class (22 May 1918)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black (7 November 1918)
- Baltic Cross
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (14 February 1935)
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (23 April 1940)
- 1st Class (10 May 1940)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class with Swords (10 February 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 340[1]
- Ärmelband Kurland
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