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
Fangohr (right) with (from left) Erich von Manstein, Theodor Busse and Hans Speidel, Soviet Union, June 21, 1943
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)
• 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

References

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.
• 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.