Jakob Fuchs
| Jakob Fuchs | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 August 1920 Damflos |
| Died |
3 November 2005 (aged 85) Hermeskeil |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
1938–45 1956–72 |
| Rank |
Feldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | Grenadier-Regiment 124 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Jakob Fuchs (1 August 1920 – 3 November 2005) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Hauptfeldwebel in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (1 July 1942)
- 1st Class
- Infantry Assault Badge (19 July 1942)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (4 August 1942)
- in Silver (29 September 1944)
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Silver (18 October 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1944 as Unteroffizier and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 124[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 158.
Bibliography
- 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.
- 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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