Robert Fuchs (general)

Robert Fuchs
Born	11 May 1895 Berlin
Died
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1914–18) Reichswehr (1919–33) Luftwaffe (1933–45)
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	KG 26 1. Flieger-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Weserübung Battle of Denmark Norwegian Campaign Battle of Britain Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dipl.-Ing. Robert Fuchs (11 May 1895 – 15 January 1977) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded 1. Flakkorps. 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)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1940 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Kampfgeschwader 26

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Robert Fuchs @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Hans Siburg	Commander of KG 26 29 September 1939 – 15 October 1940	Succeeded by Oberst Alexander Holle
Preceded by General der Flieger Paul Deichmann	Commander of 1. Flieger-Division 7 November 1943 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None