Heinz-Otto Fabian

Heinz-Otto Fabian (1 March 1918 – 16 September 1990) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and later a Brigadegeneral of the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (1 January 1941)
 * 1st Class (3 October 1941)
 * German Cross in Gold (8 December 1942)
 * Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
 * Silver Medal of Military Valor (1943)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 15 March 1943 as Oberleutnant and leader of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 534
 * 522nd Oak Leaves on 9 July 1944 as Hauptmann  and II./Grenadier-Regiment 361 (motorisiert)