Wilhelm Fahlbusch (Flak officer)

German general and Knight's Cross recipient
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGerman general and Knight's Cross recipient
PlacesGermany
wasMilitary officer Soldier Officer
Work fieldMilitary
Gender
Male
Birth8 November 1914, Hanover
Death12 June 2006Bonn (aged 91 years)
Star signScorpio
The details

Biography

Wilhelm Fahlbusch (8 November 1914 – 12 June 2006) was a highly decorated Major im Generalstab in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
    • 2nd Class
    • 1st Class
  • Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized)
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 148.

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