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Gustav Fehn
Born(1892-02-21)21 February 1892
Nuremberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died5 June 1945(1945-06-05) (aged 53)
Ljubljana, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy
Rank General der Panzertruppe
Commands5th Panzer Division
Afrika Korps
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gustav Fehn (21 February 1892 – 5 June 1945) was a German general during World War II.

Fehn served in the Afrika Korps from November 1942 to January 1943, LXXVI Panzer Corps from July–August 1943, the XXI Army Corps from October 1943 - July 1944 and then the XV Mountain Corps in the Balkans until his surrender to Yugoslav partisans, who shot him without trial on 5 June 1945.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. Scherzer 2007, p. 303.

Bibliography

  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Military offices
Preceded byGeneral der Panzertruppe Joachim Lemelsen Commander of 5. Panzer-Division
25 November 1940 – 10 August 1942 		Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Eduard Metz
Preceded byGeneral der Panzertruppen Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg Commander of XXXX Panzer Corps
30 September 1942 - 13 November 1942 		Succeeded byGeneral der Panzertruppen Sigfrid Henrici
Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Ernst von Leyser Commander of XXVI. Armeekorps
1 July 1943 – 19 August 1943 		Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Ernst von Leyser
Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Paul Bader Commander of XXI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps
10 October 1943 – 31 July 1944 		Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Ernst von Leyser
Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Ernst von Leyser Commander of XV. Gebirgs-Armeekorps
1 August 1944 – 8 May 1945 		Succeeded bynone
dissolved on 8 May 1945
Yugoslav World War II war crimes trials
December 1944 – May 1945
without trial
death
Hungarian military and political officials
Vojvodina Supreme Court
death
German police officials (3rd trial)
9–22 December 1946
death
imprisoned
German officers (4th trial) at Belgrade
5–13 February 1947 verdict 16 February
death
imprisoned
German occupation officials in Serbia (5th trial)
Military Court of the Yugoslav 3rd Army at Belgrade
27 February–3 March 1947
death
German officers (6th trial) at Belgrade
5 April 1947
death
German officers held at Belgrade
22–31 October 1947
death
imprisoned
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