Gerhard Franz
Gerhard Franz | |
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| Born | 26 February 1902 Bobeck, Landratsamt Roda, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, German Empire |
| Died | 24 December 1975 (aged 73) Bad Wildungen, Hesse, West Germany |
| Allegiance | German Empire ) Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Reichswehr Army |
| Years of service | 1919–45 |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | 256. Volksgrenadier-Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gerhard Paul Franz (26 February 1902 – 24 December 1975) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 2nd Class
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939), 2nd and 1st Class
- 2nd Class on 29 September 1939
- 1st Class on 29 May 1940
- Eastern Front Medal
- Medal for the Italo-German campaign in Africa
- Africa Cuff Band
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 July 1941 as Oberstleutnant i. G. and Chief of Operations (Ia) of the 29. Infanterie-Division [1]
- German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1944 as Oberst i. G. and Chief of the General Staff of the XXXXII. Armeekorps
Notes
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 155.
References
- 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.