Years of service 1907–45 Service/branch German Army Name Wilhelm Fahrmbacher | Other work Military Advisor Rank General der Artillerie | |
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Born 19 September 1888
Zweibrucken, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire ( 1888-09-19 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Annexation of the Sudetenland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Bialystok–Minsk
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Operation Overlord Died April 27, 1970, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France Commands held 5th Jager Division, VII Army Corps, 25e corps d'armee | ||
Wilhelm Fahrmbacher (19 September 1888 – 27 April 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Upon Germany's surrender in 1945, Fahrmbacher was interned in France until 1950. After his release he served as a military advisor in Egypt.
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