Friedrich Fangohr

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Years of service 1916–45 Rank General der Infanterie		Name Friedrich Fangohr Service/branch German Army

Born 12 August 1899Hanover ( 1899-08-12 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIAnnexation of the SudetenlandInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of MoscowBattle of StalingradOperation Winter StormThird Battle of KharkovBattle of KurskLower Dnieper OffensiveCourland Pocket Died April 17, 1956, Munich, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Commands held 122nd Infantry Division, I Army Corps

Friedrich Fangohr (12 August 1899 – 17 April 1956) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the I Army Corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (24 December 1917) & 1st Class (25 October 1918)

Silesian Eagle 2nd Class (2 July 1919) & 1st Class (23 July 1919)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 September 1939) & 1st Class (12 October 1939)

Eastern Front Medal (22 August 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and Chief of Generalstab of Panzer-A.O.K. 4

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