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Gotthard Fischer
German General and Knight's Cross Recipient

Gotthard Fischer

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Gołdap
Place of death
Flensburg
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78 years
Gotthard Fischer
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Biography

Gotthard Fischer (10 January 1891 – 27 July 1969) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Fischer surrendered to the Red Army in April 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.

Awards

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of 126. Infanterie-Division
  • Fellgiebel 2000, p. 152.

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