Heinz Furbach

Heinz Furbach
Born	27 September 1895 Karlshof
Died	23 October 1968(1968-10-23) (aged 73) Munich
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	331. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Eastern Front
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)
- 2nd Class (10 November 1914)^[1]
- 1st Class (26 September 1916)^[1]
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)
- 2nd Class (20 May 1940)^[1]
- 1st Class (27 May 1940)^[1]
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]

References

Citations

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Wegmann 2010, p. 317.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 158.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
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.
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 by Generalleutnant Karl Rhein	Commander of 331. Infanterie-Division 1 January 1944 – 25 April 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Karl Rhein

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 6th Infantry Division

Staff	Arnold Freiherr von Biegeleben Horst Großmann¹ (Oak Leaves)

Units	Carl Becker² (Oak Leaves) Johannes Boje Georg von Boeselager³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Heinz Furbach Stefan-Heinrich Höke

¹Knight's Cross with the 8th Infantry Division. ²Oak Leaves with the 253rd Infanterie-Division. ³ Swords with the 3rd Kavallerie-Brigade.

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