| Heinz Furbach | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 September 1895 |
| Died | 23 October 1968(1968-10-23) (aged 73) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | 331st Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I
|
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinz Furbach (27 September 1895 – 23 October 1968) was a German general n the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 November 1914) & 1st Class (26 September 1916)
- Wound Badge (1914) in White (5 May 1918)
- Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (26 April 1918)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (30 December 1934)
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 2nd Class (2 October 1936)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 May 1940) & 1st Class (27 May 1940)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 October 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 58
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Wegmann, Günter (2010). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 7: Fl–Fu [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 7: Fl–Fu] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2380-1.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Karl Rhein | Commander of 331. Infanterie-Division 1 January 1944 – 25 April 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Karl Rhein |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 6th Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
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| Knight's Cross with the 8th Infantry Division. Oak Leaves with the 253rd Infanterie-Division. |
- 1895 births
- 1968 deaths
- People from Gryfino County
- Military personnel from the Province of Pomerania
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Reichswehr personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class