Wolfgang Fischer

This article is about the German military officer. For the German art forger and artist also known as Wolfgang Beltracchi, see Wolfgang Beltracchi.
For the German Olympic hurdler, see Wolfgang Fischer (athlete).
Wolfgang Fischer
Fischer (in the middle) during the Tunisian campaign in 1943
Born(1888-12-11)11 December 1888
Carolath, Silesia
Died1 February 1943(1943-02-01) (aged 54)
West of Kairouan, Tunisia
AllegianceGerman Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
BranchGerman Army
Service years1910–1943
RankGeneral der Panzertruppe (Posthumous)
Commands10th Panzer Division
Conflicts
AwardsKnight'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.

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