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Fischer, Alfred (Waffen SS)

Date of birth:
December 14th, 1907 (Vienna/Lower Austria, Austria)
Date of death:
July 28th, 1945 (POW hospital, Landsberg/Warthe, Germany)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Neumark
Grave: UNK.
Service number:
SS-Nr.: 296.850 // NSDAP-Nr.:
Nationality:
Austrian

Biography

SS-Standarte 38
00.01.1942: Chef, 1. Batterie, SS-Artillerie-Regiment "Wiking", 5. SS-Panzer-Division 'Wiking'
00.00.1942: Chef, 5. Batterie, SS-Artillerie-Regiment 5, 5. SS-Panzer-Division 'Wiking'
00.08.1943: SS-Hstuf d.R., Kdr, I. Bataillon, Freikorps 'Danmark'
09.11.1943: promoted to SS-Sturmbannführer der Reserve
00.00.1945: SS-Stubaf, Kdr., II. Abteilung, SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11, 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland"
28.07.1945: DOW in the prisoner of war camp hospital at Landsberg an der Warthe, Poland

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Awarded on:
February 1934
Ehrenwinkel der Alten Kämpfer
Awarded on:
1935
Julleuchter der SS
SS-Ehrenring
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 18th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 8th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
(Allgemeines) Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Hauptsturmführer der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:
Chef, 1. Batterie, I. Abteilung, SS-Artillerie-Regiment 5, SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Wiking", Waffen-SS
Awarded on:
January 8th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Sturmbannführer der Reserve (Major of Reserves)
Unit:
Kommandeur, II. Abteilung, SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11, 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland", Waffen-SS
Awarded on:
March 5th, 1945
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Sturmbannführer der Reserve (Major of Reserves)
Unit:
Kommandeur, II. Abteilung, SS-Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 11, 11. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Division "Nordland", Waffen-SS
Awarded on:
May 11th, 1945

This award has been done after Dönitz decided no more awardings were officially to be recognized after 8th May 1945.
Proposal arrived at HPA on 11.01.1945 and it was rejected (according to the book "Verliehene Ritterkreuze" and Karteikarte notes). No official HPA Vorschlag (HPA-Verleihungsvorschlag) was prepared, he instead was awarded the Ehrenblattspange on 05.03.1945, which most probably resulted out of the rejected KC proposal. Award date determined by OdR.

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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