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German general
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Male
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Birth:
21 February 1892(Nuremberg)
Death:
5 June 1945(Ljubljana)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Gustav Fehn (21 February 1892 – 5 June 1945) was a German general during World War II and was the last commander of the Afrika Corps. He was appointed acting commander of the Afrikakorps in November 1942 and served as its last commander until 15 January 1943 when he was wounded. In this capacity he sent a final message to the High Command: “Ammunition exhausted. Equipment destroyed. In accordance with orders received, the Afrika Korps has fought to the last man”.
Afterwards, Fehn served in the LXXXVI Panzer Corps from July–August 1943, the XXI Army Corps from October 1943 - July 1944 and then the XV Mountain Corps in the Balkans until his surrender to Yugoslav partisans, who shot him without trial on 5 June 1945.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberst and commander of Schützen-Regiment 33
- Scherzer 2007, p. 303.