Wilhelm Fahrmbacher

Wilhelm Fahrmbacher (19 September 1888 – 27 April 1970) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several corps. He commanded VII Corps, XXV Corps, LXXXIV Corps briefly after the Normandy landings of 1944, and then returned to command XXV Corps once more. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Wilhelm Fahrmbacher
Fahrmbacher next to Erwin Rommel in Saint-Nazaire (18 February 1944)
Born(1888-09-19)19 September 1888
Zweibrücken, German Empire
Died27 April 1970(1970-04-27) (aged 81)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1907–45
RankGeneral
Commands held5th Infantry Division
VII Army Corps
XXV Army Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Upon Germany's surrender in 1945, Fahrmbacher was interned in France until 1950. After his release he served as a military advisor in Egypt.[1] Fahrmbacher and six aides arrived in Egypt in 1950 as the initial party of group of about 30 officers.

Fahrmbacher died in 1970.

Awards and decorations

Notes
  1. Andre Gerolymatos, Castles Made of Sand: A Century of Anglo-American Espionage and Intervention in the Middle East (Macmillan, 2010), 135.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 540.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 148.

References
  • 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
Generalleutnant Eugen Hahn		 Commander of 5. Infanterie-Division
August 1938 – 25 October 1940		 Succeeded by
Generalmajor Karl Allmendinger
Preceded by
Generaloberst Eugen Ritter von Schobert		 Commander of VII. Armeekorps
25 October 1940 – 8 January 1942		 Succeeded by
General der Artillerie Ernst-Eberhard Hell
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Karl Ritter von Prager		 Commander of XXV. Armeekorps
1 May 1942 – 10 June 1944		 Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz
Preceded by
General der Artillerie Erich Marcks		 Commander of LXXXIV. Armeekorps
10 June 1944 – 16 June 1944		 Succeeded by
General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Dietrich von Choltitz		 Commander of XXV. Armeekorps
16 June 1944 – 10 May 1945		 Succeeded by
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