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Years of service
  
1912–45

Name
  
Walther Fischer

Commands held
  
13. Vorpostenflottille

Born
  
25 September 1893 Kiel (
1893-09-25
)

Died
  
26 June 1988(1988-06-26) (aged 94) Groshansdorf

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

Service/branch
  
Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Rank
  
Korvettenkapitan of the Reserves

Dr. phil. Walther Fischer (25 September 1893 – 26 June 1988) was a Korvettenkapitan of the Reserves with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (3 August 1915)
  • 1st Class (11 November 1916)
  • Cross of Honor
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 December 1939)
  • 1st Class (14 May 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 30 April 1942 as Korvettenkapitan of the Reserves in the 13. Vorpostenflottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 May 1943 as Korvettenkapitan of the Reserves and chief of the 13. Vorpostenflottille

    • References

    Walther Fischer Wikipedia
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