Adolf Fischer (officer)

Adolf Fischer
Born	23 July 1893
Died	23 October 1947(1947-10-23) (aged 54) Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Service years	1914–1920 1936–1945
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	367th Infantry Division
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Adolf Fischer (23 July 1893 – 23 October 1947) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Fischer surrendered to the Yugoslavian troops in May 1945. He was charged with war crimes, convicted and executed on the 23rd of October, 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 459

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.