Wilhelm Fahlbusch (Flak officer)

Wilhelm Fahlbusch
Wilhelm Fahlbusch
Born	8 November 1914; Hanover
Died	12 June 2006 (aged 91); Bonn
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) ; West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe; German Air Force
Years of service	?–1945; 1956–70
Rank	Major im Generalstab (Wehrmacht); Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized)
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Kiev (1941); Defence of the Reich;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Fahlbusch (8 November 1914 – 12 June 2006) was a highly decorated Major im Generalstab in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 11 (motorized)^[1]

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.