Martin Fiebig

Martin Fiebig
Born	7 May 1891 Rösnitz, district of Lobschütz Silesia
Died	23 October 1947(1947-10-23) (aged 56) Belgrade
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910-1945
Rank	General der Flieger
Commands held	KG 4 VIII.Fliegerkorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Martin Fiebig (7 May 1891, Rösnitz – 23 October 1947) was a German general of Luftwaffe, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

He commanded Kampfgeschwader 4 (KG 4 or Bomber Wing 4) in the Battle of the Netherlands, but was shot down and captured by the Dutch on the 10 May 1940, during a successful attack on De Kooy airfield. He later commanded the wing in the Battle of Belgium, the Battle of France, and the Battle of Britain. In 1941 he took part of the German invasion of Yugoslavia and subsequent Bombing of Belgrade. During Battle of Stalingrad, he was commander of the VIII Fliegerkrops in the Stalingrad sector.

Fiebig was executed in Belgrade for war crimes.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st class with 1939 clasps
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 8 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of KG 4 "General Wever"
  • 168th Oak Leaves on 23 December 1942 as Generalleutnant and commanding general of the VIII. Fliegerkorps
• German Cross in Gold (4 May 1942)

References

• "Lexikon der Wehrmacht". Martin Fiebig. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/F/FiebigM.htm. Retrieved 15 February 2008. 
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of Kampfgeschwader 4 1 September 1939 – 10 May 1940	Succeeded by Oberst Hans-Joachim Rath
Preceded by none	Commander of 1. Flieger-Division (1942-1945) 12 April 1942 – 6 June 1942	Succeeded by General Alfred Schlemm
Preceded by Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen	Commander of VIII. Fliegerkorps 1 July 1942 – 21 May 1943	Succeeded by General der Flieger Hans Seidemann
Preceded by Generalleutnant Alexander Holle	Commander of X. Fliegerkorps 22 May 1943 – 1 September 1944	Succeeded by disbanded
Preceded by General Otto Hoffmann von Waldau	Commander of Luftwaffenkommando Südost 22 May 1943 – 1 September 1944	Succeeded by General Stefan Fröhlich
Preceded by General Stefan Fröhlich	Commander of II. Fliegerkorps 1 February 1945 – 12 April 1945	Succeeded by Luftwaffenkommando Nordost
Preceded by II. Fliegerkorps	Commander of Luftwaffenkommando Nordost 12 April 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none

Persondata
Name	Fiebig, Martin
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	7 May 1891
Place of birth	Rösnitz, district of Lobschütz Silesia
Date of death	23 October 1947
Place of death	Belgrade

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