Friedrich Fahnert

Friedrich Hermann Fahnert (18 January 1879 in Limbach – 10 June 1964) was a German military officer who served in World War I and as a Luftwaffe General in World War II. He was the last of three officers to be appointed to the rank of General of air force communications troops.

Friedrich Fahnert
Born(1879-01-18)18 January 1879
Limbach-Oberfrohna, German Empire
Died10 June 1964(1964-06-10) (aged 85)
Baden-Baden, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchGerman Imperial Army
Schutztruppe
Reichswehr
Luftwaffe
Years of service1910–1945
Rank General der Luftnachrichtentruppe
Battles/warsHerero Rebellion
World War I
World War II

Military career

Fahnert entered the Imperial Army as an officer cadet in the 2nd railway regiment, Berlin in 1900. He took part in the campaign against the Hereros and the Nama. He served throughout World War I and became a battalion commander. After the war he was retained in the Reichswehr and transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1936. At the outbreak of World War II he was the commander of the Air Signals Training School in Berlin. He took part in the Siege of Leningrad. He then commanded the Air Signals Training Division in France and was promoted to General der Luftnachrichtentruppe on 1 April 1945.

After World War II

On 2 May 1945 Fahnert was taken into British captivity in Lübeck and then held with other senior officers at Special Camp XI near Bridgend, South Wales until 5 December 1947.[1] He then returned to Germany and lived in Baden-Baden until his death in 1964.[2] A Bundeswehr barracks (Kaserne) in Karlsruhe was named after him in October 1964. In October 2016 it was renamed into "Kirchfeldkaserne".

Awards and Distinctions

References
  1. Friedrich Fahnert at Special Camp 11. Retrieved 15 October 2013
  2. Friedrich Fahnert at ww2gravestone.com. Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 October 2013
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