(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Sebastian Fichtner
Born: 17 Jun 1894 in Pflugdorf, District Landsberg, Lech
Died: 07 Mar 1950 in Munich (München)
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (18 Oct 1913); Fähnrich (24 Apr 1914); Leutnant (20 Oct 1914); Oberleutnant (06 Apr 1918); Hauptmann (01 May 1926); Major (01 Aug 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Jan 1940); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1942); Generalleutnant (08 Sep 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (15 Jul 1913)
Fahnenjunker in the 1st Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (15 Jul 1913-07 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 1st Field-Pioneer-Company (07 Aug 1914-03 Sep 1916)
Transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (03 Sep 1916-10 Oct 1916)
Adjutant of the Staff-Officer of Pioneers 1 (10 Oct 1916-17 Aug 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (17 Aug 1918-31 Aug 1918)
Company-Leader of the 7th Bavarian Pioneer-Company (31 Aug 1918-02 Jan 1919)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Bavarian Inspection of Military Motor Transport Affairs (02 Jan 1919-26 May 1919)
Leader of a mixed Battle-Group with Freikorps Landsberg (22 Apr 1919-10 May 1919)
Adjutant of the 21st Brigade-Motor-Transport-Battalion (26 May 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Detached to Officers-School in Munich (18 Jul 1919-18 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 7th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-05 Dec 1924)
With the Staff of the 7th Motor-Transport-Battalion (05 Dec 1924-01 May 1926)
Transferred into the 7th Bavarian Medical-Battalion (01 May 1926-01 Apr 1928)
Staff-Officer of Motor Vehicle Troops with the Staff of the 7th Division (01 Apr 1928-01 Apr 1930)
Company-Chief in the 7th Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 Apr 1930-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred into the RWM (01 Oct 1933-01 Aug 1934)
Transferred to the Inspection Of Motor Transport Troops (01 Aug 1934-01 Oct 1937)
Detached to the Army Weapons Office (01 Oct 1937-12 Oct 1937)
Department-Chief in Army-Weapons-Office, Prüf. 6 (12 Oct 1937-15 Sep 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH and Detached to Panzer Troop School (15 Sep 1942-28 Nov 1942)
Detached to the Staff of the 8th Panzer-Division (28 Nov 1942-17 Jan 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 8th Panzer-Division (17 Jan 1943-05 Mar 1943)
Commander of the 8th Panzer-Division (05 Mar 1943-05 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Nov 1943-01 Apr 1944)
Armaments-Inspector XIII (01 Apr 1944-25 Jul 1944)
Arrested by the Gestapo because of suspicion of Sabotage in connection with the assassination attempt on Hitler on 20 Jul 1944 (25 Jul 1944-08 Sep 1944)
Released from Gestapo Detention (08 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (29 Jan 1945-10 Feb 1945)
Detached to Military-Replacement-Inspection Hamburg (10 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Krone
- Kgl. Bayer. Rettungsmedaille
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Österr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern


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