Robert Fuchs (general)

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Dipl.-Ing. Robert Fuchs
Born	11 May 1895 Berlin
Died	15 January 1977(1977-01-15) (aged 83) Unknown
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1914–1918) Reichswehr (1919–1933) Luftwaffe (1933–1945)
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	KG 26 1. Flieger-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Weserübung Battle of Denmark Norwegian Campaign Battle of Britain Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dipl.-Ing. Robert Fuchs^{[Notes 1]} (11 May 1895 – 15 January 1977) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the 1. Flakkorps. 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1940 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26^[1]

Notes

↑ In German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 158.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Hans Siburg	Commander of KG 26 29 September 1939 – 15 October 1940	Succeeded by Oberst Alexander Holle
Preceded by General der Flieger Paul Deichmann	Commander of 1. Flieger-Division 7 November 1943 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Kampfgeschwader 26 "Löwengeschwader"

Siegfried Betke Werner Franken Robert Fuchs Konrad Hennemann Walter Hildebrand Heinz Jente Werner Klümper Rudolf Kramer Albrecht Kuntze Herbert Kunze Viktor von Loßberg Klaus Nocken Josef Peters Gerhard Renz Rudolf Schmidt Albert von Schwerin Georg Teske Ernst-Heinrich Thomsen Ewald-Günther Trost Martin Vetter Reimer Voß

Persondata
Name	Fuchs, Robert
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	11 May 1895
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Date of death	15 January 1977
Place of death	Germany

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