Hermann Fischer (general)

Hermann Julius Fischer (19 February 1894 – 12 April 1968) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Fischer surrendered to the Red Army on 8 May 1945 in the Courland Pocket. Convicted as a war criminal at a show trial in the Soviet Union, he was held until 7 October 1955.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (14 September 1914)
 * 1st Class (22 May 1918)
 * Wound Badge (1914)
 * in Black (7 November 1918)
 * Baltic Cross
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (14 February 1935)
 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (23 April 1940)
 * 1st Class (10 May 1940)
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class with Swords (10 February 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 340
 * Ärmelband Kurland