Friedrich Fangohr Military person

Friedrich Fangohr (12 August 1899 – 17 April 1956) was a highly decorated General der Infanterie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the I. Armeekorps. He was also 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. Friedrich Fangohr was captured in 1945 and was released in 1948.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 12, 1899
Birth place
Germany , Hanover
Date of deathApril 17, 1956
Place of death
Germany , Munich

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Battle of Stalingrad
Operation Barbarossa
Invasion of Poland
Third Battle of Kharkov
German occupation of Czechoslovakia
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
Battle of Kursk
World War II
Battle of France
World War I
Courland Pocket
Battle of Moscow
Operation Winter Storm
Battle of the Dnieper
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military command
122. Infanterie-Division
I. Armeekorps
service start1916
service end1945

Topical connections

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Friedrich Fangohr on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/F/FangohrFriedrich.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/30069