Years of service 1913–45 Service/branch German Army Role General | Name Hermann Fischer Rank Generalleutnant | |
Born 19 February 1894
Ostheim ( 1894-02-19 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Invasion of Norway
Occupation of Yugoslavia
Belgrade Offensive
Courland Pocket Died April 12, 1968, Bonn, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Norwegian Campaign, World War II in Yugoslavia, Belgrade Offensive, Courland Pocket, World War II | ||
Commands held 181st Infantry Division | ||
Hermann Fischer (19 February 1894 – 12 April 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Fischer surrendered to the Red Army on 8 May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held until 1955.
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