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Heinz Furbach

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Years of service
  
1914–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Died
  
1968, Munich, Germany

Name
  
Heinz Furbach

Rank
  
Generalmajor


Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War IIEastern Front

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
331e division d'infanterie

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Eastern Front, World War II

Heinz Furbach (27 September 1895 – 23 October 1968) was a German general n the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 November 1914) & 1st Class (26 September 1916)
  • Wound Badge (1914) in White (5 May 1918)
  • Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (26 April 1918)
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (30 December 1934)
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 2nd Class (2 October 1936)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 May 1940) & 1st Class (27 May 1940)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 October 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 58

    • References

    Heinz Furbach Wikipedia
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