Friedrich Fangohr
German general and Knight's Cross recipient

Friedrich Fangohr

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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
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Military personnel
Work field:
Military
Birth:
12 August 1899(Hanover, Hanover region, Lower Saxony, Germany)
Death:
17 April 1956(Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany)
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Friedrich Fangohr (12 August 1899 – 17 April 1956) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the I Army Corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (24 December 1917) & 1st Class (25 October 1918)
  • Silesian Eagle 2nd Class (2 July 1919) & 1st Class (23 July 1919)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 September 1939) & 1st Class (12 October 1939)
  • Eastern Front Medal (22 August 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and Chief of Generalstab of Panzer-A.O.K. 4