Bruno Frankewitz

Bruno Frankewitz (born December 8, 1897 in Tiefensee ; † August 11, 1982 in Straelen near Geldern ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Frankewitz joined the 2nd Guards Field Artillery Regiment as a war volunteer on September 15, 1914 and served as an artilleryman on the Eastern Front in Russia until 1915 . From 1916 he worked as an artillery observer in balloon flights of the 4th Army on the Western Front in France.

After the First World War , as leader of the 1st Company, he was initially a member of Michelmann's assault detachment. On September 11, 1919, he was transferred to the Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 6. Due to the army reduction, Frankewitz joined the barracked Prussian state police on May 25, 1920 . 1935 followed by his transfer to the army of the Wehrmacht . After his promotion to major on March 1, 1936, he was appointed commander of the 1st Division of Artillery Regiment 37 in Gumbinnen .

During the Second World War Frankewitz was in command of Artillery Regiment 161 as part of the 61st Infantry Division during the attack on Poland and in the western campaign in France. In the Russian campaign he also led the 161 artillery regiment until he was promoted to major general on November 14, 1942 and appointed commander of the 215th Infantry Division . He led the division into the Kurlandkessel , from which he was evacuated to Swinoujscie . Back in the Reich, he was given the job of setting up RAD Division No. 3 "Theodor Körner" from units of the Hitler Youth and the Reich Labor Service (RAD). With the division Frankewitz fell on May 7, 1945 in American captivity , from which he was released on July 8, 1947.

Frankewitz married Mariagnes von Kempis, the heiress of Haus Eyll in Straelen, on May 31, 1949 . The son Stefan , historian and book author, emerged from the marriage in 1952 .

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Wound Badge (1918)
Hanseatic Cross
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
German cross in gold on April 1, 1942
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on February 29, 1944
- Oak leaves on March 16, 1945 (790th award)

literature

Dermot Bradley : The Generals of the Army 1921–1945. Volume 4: Fleck-Gyldenfeldt. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1996, ISBN 3-7648-2422-0 , pp. 58-59.

Individual evidence

^ Adolf Kaul: Geldrische castles, palaces and mansions. Butzon & Bercker, Kevelaer 1977, ISBN 3-7666-8952-5 , p. 37.
↑ ^a ^b Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 316.

personal data
SURNAME	Frankewitz, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	December 8, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH	Deep lake
DATE OF DEATH	August 11, 1982
Place of death	Funds

[1] Adolf Kaul: Geldrische castles, palaces and mansions. Butzon & Bercker, Kevelaer 1977, ISBN 3-7666-8952-5 , p. 37.

[Scherzer-2] Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearer 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 316.