Hermann Fischer (general)

Hermann Julius 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 at a show trial in the Soviet Union, he was held until 7 October 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
• 2nd Class (14 September 1914)
• 1st Class (22 May 1918)
• Wound Badge (1914)
• in Black (7 November 1918)
• Baltic Cross
• 2nd Class
• 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (14 February 1935)
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class
• Iron Cross (1939)
• 2nd Class (23 April 1940)
• 1st Class (10 May 1940)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class with Swords (10 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 340
• Ärmelband Kurland

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