Heinz Otto Fabian

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Years of service 1937–45 1956–74 Battles/wars World War II Battles and wars World War II		Rank Major Brigadegeneral Name Heinz-Otto Fabian Service/branch German Army

Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Died September 16, 1990, Vogelsen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinz-Otto Fabian (1 March 1918 – 16 September 1990) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and later a Brigadegeneral of the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (1 January 1941)

1st Class (3 October 1941)

Wound Badge (1939) in Silver

German Cross in Gold on 8 December 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 516

Silver Medal of Military Valor (1943)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 15 March 1943 as Oberleutnant and leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 534

522nd Oak Leaves on 9 July 1944 as Hauptmann and II./Grenadier-Regiment 361 (motorisiert)

References

Heinz-Otto Fabian Wikipedia

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