Heinz Furbach
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Heinz Furbach
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| Born | 27 September 1895 Karlshof |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Munich |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
| Years of service | 1914–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands held | 331. Infanterie-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinz Karl Max Furbach (27 September 1895 – 23 October 1968) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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 (1914)
- Wound Badge (1914) in White (5 May 1918)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (26 April 1918)[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (30 December 1934)[1]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 2nd Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939) in Gold (2 September 1942)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 October 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 58[2]
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External links
- World War 2 Awards.com
- Heinz Furbach @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
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| Preceded by
Generalleutnant Karl Rhein
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Commander of 331. Infanterie-Division 1 January 1944 – 25 April 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Karl Rhein |
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 6th Infantry Division
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| Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 18 | ||
| Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 37 | ||
| Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 58 |
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| Aufklärungs-Abteilung 6 |
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1Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 84 (8th Infantry Division). 2Oak Leaves with the 253rd Infanterie-Division. 3 Swords with the 3rd Kavallerie-Brigade.
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Categories:
- 1895 births
- 1968 deaths
- People from Gryfino County
- People from the Province of Pomerania
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- Reichswehr personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
