Fehn, Gustav
- Date of birth:
- February 21st, 1892 (Nuremberg/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 5th, 1945 (Ljubljana/Slovenia, Yugoslavia)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Shot by Partisans. At that moment he served as Kommandierender General XV. Gebirgskorps with the rank of General der Panzertruppen.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- September 30th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- May 1918
Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 12th, 1918
Friedrich-August Kreuz 2.Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- April 25th, 1919
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- April 25th, 1919
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- December 1st, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Schützen-Regiment 33, 4. Panzer-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- August 5th, 1940
“On the 15.06.1940 Oberst Fehn, commander of the Schützen-Regiment 33, reconnoitred the enemy occupied city of Chablis (which blocked the advance route to Dijon) from the foremost line without regard for the enemy fire. The elements of his Regiment that he sent in following his reconnaissance captured the city in a short time, and by this the required day’s objective was reached. His ruthless personal actions on the 16.06.1940 near Precy ensured that the 4. Panzer-Division would reach Dijon on this day.”
The following press article provides further insight into why he received the award…
“During operations in the West Oberst Fehn has led his Regiment into battle 23 times. His swift decision-making, clear orders and above all his personal example of ruthless action under enemy fire ensured that his Regiment was able to fulfill its assigned missions with minimal expenditure of time or manpower. On several occasions Oberst Fehn accelerated the advance of his Regiment through his own interventions and reconnaissance, and in doing so significantly contributed to the successes of the Division.”
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalmajor (Brigadier)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 5. Panzer-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 7th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 8th, 1942
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf, 2003.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Heerespersonalamt, Personalakte
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