Wolfgang Fischer
Wolfgang Fischer | |
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Fischer (in the middle) during the Tunisian campaign in 1943 | |
| Born | 11 December 1888 Carolath, Silesia |
| Died | 1 February 1943 (aged 54) West of Kairouan, Tunisia |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch | German Army |
| Years of service | 1910–1943 |
| Rank | General der Panzertruppe (Posthumous) |
| Commands | 10th Panzer Division |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Wolfgang Fischer (11 December 1888 – 1 February 1943) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was killed on 1 February 1943 west of Kairouan in Tunisia when his staff car drove into a small Italian minefield marked by barbed wire and hit a land mine. He lost his left arm and both of his legs in the blast. He bled to death while writing a farewell letter to his wife.