Walther Fischer
This article is about the German Korvettenkapitän. For the German General der Infanterie, see Walther Fischer von Weikersthal.
| Dr. phil. Walther Fischer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 September 1893 Kiel |
| Died |
26 June 1988 (aged 94) Großhansdorf |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
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| Years of service | 1912–45 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves |
| Commands held | 13. Vorpostenflottille |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Dr. phil. Walther Fischer[Note 1] (25 September 1893 – 26 June 1988) was a Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (3 August 1915)
- 1st Class (11 November 1916)
- Cross of Honor
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (7 December 1939)
- 1st Class (14 May 1940)
- German Cross in Gold (1 May 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 May 1943 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves and chief of the 13. Vorpostenflottille[1][2]
Notes
- ↑ In German a Doctor of Philosophy is abbreviated as Dr. phil. (doctor philosophiae).
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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.
- Huß, Jürgen; Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck 1939–1945] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-79-9.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
- 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.