Friedrich Fangohr

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.

Friedrich Fangohr
Born	(1899-08-12)12 August 1899
Died	17 April 1956(1956-04-17) (aged 56)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1916–45
Rank	General
Commands held	122nd Infantry Division I Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

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

References

Citations

1. Wegmann 2009, p. 6.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 302.

Bibliography

• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Wegmann, Günter (2009). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VIIIa: Panzertruppe Band 2: F–H [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VIIIa: Panzer Force Volume 2: F–H] (in German). Bissendorf, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2389-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Hero Breusing	Commander of 122. Infanterie-Division 25 August 1944 – 20 January 1945	Succeeded by Generalmajor Bruno Schatz
Preceded by General der Infanterie Theodor Busse	Commander of I. Armeekorps 20 January 1945 – 20 April 1945	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Christian Usinger