Wilhelm Fahlbusch (Flak officer)

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Years of service ?–19451956–70 Name Wilhelm Fahlbusch		Role Flak officer Service/branch Luftwaffe

Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Rank Major im Generalstab (Wehrmacht)Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr) Unit Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized) Battles/wars World War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Kiev (1941)Defence of the Reich Died June 12, 2006, Bonn, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Battle of Kiev, Defence of the Reich, World War II

Wilhelm Fahlbusch (8 November 1914 – 12 June 2006) was a highly decorated Major im Generalstab in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized)

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