Felix Schwalbe

Eugen-Felix Schwalbe
Schwalbe (right) in Northern France with Walther Fischer von Weikersthal (left) and Erwin Rommel
Born	(1892-03-25)25 March 1892
Died	12 June 1974(1974-06-12) (aged 82)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1912–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	344. Infanterie-Division 719th Infantry Division LXVII. Armeekorps LXXXVIII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Eugen-Felix Schwalbe (25 March 1892 – 12 June 1974) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Silver on 30 October 1943 and in Gold on 7 December 1944^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 July 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 461^[2]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 344. Infanterie-Division 27 September 1942 – 30 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Erich Walther
Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl Sievers	Commander of 719. Infanterie-Division 30 September 1944 – 22 December 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Heinrich Gäde
Preceded by General der Infanterie Carl Püchler	Commander of LXVII. Armeekorps 1 December 1944 – 17 December 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Otto Hitzfeld
Preceded by General der Infanterie Hans-Wolfgang Reinhard	Commander of LXXXVIII. Armeekorps 22 December 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None

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